Where does “wel” come from?
wel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
wel (Middle Dutch): well
Ancestry of “wel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wela | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *wela | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |