Where does “ווויל” come from?

ווויל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wol, from Old High German wola, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

ווויל (Yiddish): good, nice

Definitions

  1. good, nice

Ancestry of “ווויל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwolwell
2Old High Germanwolawell
3Proto-Germanic*wela—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “ווויל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Old High German wola →