Where does “wellich” come from?

wellich (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch wellen, 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.

wellich (Plautdietsch): willing

Definitions

  1. willing

Ancestry of “wellich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschwellento want, to desire
2Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →