Where does “wela” come from?

wela (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wela (Old Saxon): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “wela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wela—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →