Where does “willan” come from?

willan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic willjan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

willan (Old English): to want; to intend; to be willing

Definitions

  1. to want; to intend; to be willing

Ancestry of “willan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “willan”

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