Where does “wela” come from?
wela (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Ancestry of “wela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *wela | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “wela”