Where does “willa” come from?

willa (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic willjō, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

willa (Old English): desire, inclination, will; wish, desire;...

Definitions

  1. desire, inclination, will; wish, desire;...

Ancestry of “willa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwilljōwill, wish, desire
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “willa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic willjō →