1. Etymology of the English word will
the English word will
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *weljon
Derivations in English
allegedly, nill, willed, willingCognates
Dutch wil, Dutch willen, French volonté, French vouloir, German Wille, German wollen, Icelandic vilji, Icelandic vilja, Italian volere, Italian volontà, Latin voluntas, Lithuanian valia, Polish wola, Portuguese vontade, Provençal voluntat, Provençal voler, Russian вoля, Spanish voluntad, Swedish vilja, Yiddish velen, Yiddish velUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word will
derived from the English word will