Where does “wellen” come from?

wellen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wellen (Old High German): to want; to choose

Definitions

  1. to want; to choose

Ancestry of “wellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wellen”

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