Where does “wellen” come from?

wellen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wellen (Old Dutch): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “wellen”, step by step

wellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic walljan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-West Germanic wallijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwallijanto well up, well over, boil
2Proto-Germanicwallijanąto well up, well over, boil
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wellen”

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