Where does “wil” come from?

wil (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wilde, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

wil (North Frisian): wild

Definitions

  1. wild

Ancestry of “wil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwilde—
2Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →