Where does “wiljaną” come from?

wiljaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wiljaną (Proto-Germanic): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “wiljaną”, step by step

wiljaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Germanic kwemaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “wiljaną”

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