Where does “ville” come from?

ville (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ville, from Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

ville (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of vill; plural of vill; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of vill; plural of vill; to...

Ancestry of “ville”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvilleto want to, be willing to; shall, will; should,...
2Old Norseviljato want; oblique singular indefinite of vili
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “ville”

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