Where does “willio” come from?

willio (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic willjō, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

willio (Old Saxon): desire, will; wish; delight

Definitions

  1. desire, will; wish; delight

Ancestry of “willio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwilljōwill, wish, desire
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “willio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic willjō →
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