Where does “villighet” come from?

villighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål villig, from Old Norse viljugr, from Old Norse Víli, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

villighet (Norwegian Bokmål): willingness

Definitions

  1. willingness

Ancestry of “villighet”, step by step

villighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål villig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvilligwilling
2Old Norseviljugrwilling, ready; to one's liking
3Old NorseVíliname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →