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-.
Ancestry of “wilge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wilga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wiligijā | willow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wilig | willow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiligaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weliḱ- | willow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “wilge”