Where does “velvilje” come from?

velvilje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vel, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

velvilje (Norwegian Bokmål): goodwill, benevolence

Definitions

goodwill, benevolence

Ancestry of “velvilje”, step by step

velvilje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	vel	well
2	Old Norse	vél	artifice, craft
3	Proto-Germanic	wīlą	craft, deceit
4	Proto-Indo-European	wéy-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	éǵh₂	I

via Norwegian Bokmål vilje

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	vilje	will
2	Old Norse	Víli	name of a dwarf
3	Proto-Germanic	wiljô	will, wish, desire
4	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →