Where does “willjan” come from?

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

willjan (Proto-West Germanic): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “willjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “willjan”

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