Where does “vilja” come from?

vilja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vilja (Old Norse): to want; oblique singular indefinite of vili

Definitions

  1. to want; oblique singular indefinite of vili

Ancestry of “vilja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vilja”

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