Where does “wilga” come from?

wilga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wiligijā, from Proto-West Germanic wilig, from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wilga (Old Dutch): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “wilga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwiligijāwillow
2Proto-West Germanicwiligwillow
3Proto-Germanicwiligaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wilga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiligaz →