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Where does “wullō” come from?

wullō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

wullō (Proto-Germanic): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “wullō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “wullō”

  • willing
  • willingness
  • wool
  • unwilling
  • willed
  • unwillingness
  • unwillingly
  • woolen
  • willpower
  • willeth
  • woolsack
  • unwilled
  • willst
  • wooled
  • woolgathering
  • rockwool
  • woolshed
  • lambswool
  • woolwork
  • longwool
  • unwill
  • willnae
  • woolpack
  • willest
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