Where does “wullen” come from?

wullen (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.

Ancestry of “wullen”, step by step

wullen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German wellen

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

via Old High German wollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwollen—
2Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →