Where does “weliġ” come from?

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

weliġ (Old English): well-to-do, prosperous, rich; willow

Definitions

  1. well-to-do, prosperous, rich; willow

Ancestry of “weliġ”, step by step

weliġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wilig

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

via Proto-West Germanic welag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwelagwealthy, wealy
2Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “weliġ”

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