willen
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- to want something, wish for something
- to be willing, consent, agree
- to intend to do something, plan something
- to mean, signify something
- to direct, give directions
- to require, demand, dictate
- to be pleased with, like
- (auxiliary) :
Etymology
Inherited from Old English willan (want, intend, will, be willing, wish, desire) inherited from *willjan (want) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (want, desire, wish).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wiljaną
Gloss
want, desire, wish
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewill English
- goodwill English
- ill will English
- ill-willed English
- nill English
- outwill English
- self-will English
- unwill English
- welcome English
- wilful English
- will English
- will've English
- will-less English
- willable English
- willed English
- willer English
- willest English
- willeth English
- willless English
- willmaking English
- willn't English
- willnae English
- willpower English
- willy English
- wilsome English
- won't English
- *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wiljaną Proto-Germanic
- willan Old English
- willian Old English
- wol Middle English
- vilja Old Norse
- *willen Old High German
- wellen Old High German
- wollen Old High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *walljan gmw-pro
- *willjan gmw-pro
- willen Old Dutch
- willian Old Saxon
- willa Old Frisian
- Wellen Plautdietsch