Where does “willian” come from?

willian (Old Saxon) 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.

willian (Old Saxon): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “willian”, step by step

willian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic willjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-West Germanic walljan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select

Words derived from “willian”

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