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Where does “wiljô” come from?

wiljô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wiljô (Proto-Germanic): will, wish, desire

Definitions

  1. will, wish, desire

Ancestry of “wiljô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wiljô”

  • welcome
  • Wilhelm
  • welcoming
  • unwelcome
  • guillotine
  • Wilhelmine
  • unwelcoming
  • guillemot
  • welcomer
  • welcomingly
  • welcomely
  • Wilhelmian
  • welcomest
  • unwelcomeness
  • unwelcomely
  • Wilhelminism
  • welcomeness
  • guillotiner
  • unwelcomingly
  • welcometh
  • guillotinable
  • antiguillotine
  • bewelcome
  • unwelcomingness
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