Where does “willa” come from?

willa (Old Frisian) 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.

willa (Old Frisian): want

Definitions

  1. want

Ancestry of “willa”, 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 “willa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt