Where does “vilje” come from?

vilje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Víli, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vilje (Norwegian Nynorsk): will; Alternative form of vilja

Definitions

  1. will; Alternative form of vilja

Ancestry of “vilje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseVíliname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vilje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Old Norse Víli →