Where does “vili” come from?

vili (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vili, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vili (Westrobothnian): will; to want, wish, will; to want, wish to go...

Definitions

  1. will; to want, wish, will; to want, wish to go...

Ancestry of “vili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviliwill
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljôEvery word from Old Norse vili