Where does “weel” come from?

weel (Middle English) comes from Middle English wel, from Old English wel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

weel (Middle English): Alternative form of wel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wel

Ancestry of “weel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwelWell, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent...
2Old Englishwelwell
3Proto-Germanic*wela—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Old English wel →