Where does “motvilje” come from?

motvilje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mot, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

motvilje (Norwegian Nynorsk): reluctance; aversion, dislike

Definitions

  1. reluctance; aversion, dislike

Ancestry of “motvilje”, step by step

motvilje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk vilje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviljewill; Alternative form of vilja
2Old NorseVíliname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →