wil

Afrikaans

/vəl/

verb
Definitions
  • to want

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish willen inherited from Middle Dutch willen 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
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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