Where does “wilge” come from?

wilge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wilga, from Proto-West Germanic wiligijā, from Proto-West Germanic wilig, from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “wilge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwilgawillow
2Proto-West Germanicwiligijāwillow
3Proto-West Germanicwiligwillow
4Proto-Germanicwiligaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wilge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiligaz →