Where does “wyllen” come from?
wyllen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wullīnaz, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
wyllen (Old English): made of wool
Ancestry of “wyllen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wullīnaz | woolen, made of wool |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “wyllen”