willen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to want, to desire
  • (auxiliary) to want to
  • to demand, to order

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch willen inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (want, desire, wish) derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welh₁-

Gloss

choose, wish, want, desire

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

欲

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