Where does “wil” come from?

wil (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch wiel, from Middle Dutch wiel, from Old Dutch wiol, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

wil (Papiamentu): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “wil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwielwheel
2Middle Dutchwielwheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...
3Old Dutchwiol—
4Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →