Where does “weln” come from?

weln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

weln (Middle High German): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “weln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwellento want; to choose
2Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “weln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →