Where does “wilig” come from?

wilig (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wilig (Proto-West Germanic): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “wilig”, step by step

wilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wiligaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiligaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Indo-European welik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “wilig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiligaz →