vel
Norwegian Nynorsk
/ʋɛlː/
adverb
Definitions
- well
- certainly, probably
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vel (well) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela (well) inherited 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
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- baitwell English
- benevolence English
- bewell English
- borewell English
- downwell English
- farewell English
- footwell English
- full well English
- handwell English
- inkwell English
- interwell English
- lightwell English
- malevolence English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- outwell English
- overwell English
- speedwell English
- stairwell English
- stepwell English
- thermowell English
- transwell English
- unwell English
- upwell English
- voluptuous English
- welfare English
- well English
- well-behaved English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellspring English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- benevolens Latin
- benevolēns Latin
- malevolens Latin
- malevolentem, malevolēns Latin
- voluntārius Latin
- voluntāriē Latin
- voluntās Latin
- voluntātem Latin
- volō Latin
- voluptuaire French
- ἔλδομαι Ancient Greek
- *-tis Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₁p- Proto-Indo-European
- *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- vel Norwegian Bokmål
- *wal- Proto-Germanic
- *waljaną Proto-Germanic
- *walą Proto-Germanic
- *wela Proto-Germanic
- *wiljaną Proto-Germanic
- *wiljô Proto-Germanic
- väl Swedish
- bruka Norwegian Nynorsk
- bruke and m Norwegian Nynorsk
- brukt Norwegian Nynorsk
- bygd Norwegian Nynorsk
- definert Norwegian Nynorsk
- etablert Norwegian Nynorsk
- informere Norwegian Nynorsk
- informert Norwegian Nynorsk
- lukke Norwegian Nynorsk
- nn Norwegian Nynorsk
- organisert Norwegian Nynorsk
- signing Norwegian Nynorsk
- ståande Norwegian Nynorsk
- utstyrt Norwegian Nynorsk
- uvel Norwegian Nynorsk
- velbrukt Norwegian Nynorsk
- velbygd Norwegian Nynorsk
- veldefinert Norwegian Nynorsk
- veletablert Norwegian Nynorsk
- velinformert Norwegian Nynorsk
- vellukka Norwegian Nynorsk
- velorganisert Norwegian Nynorsk
- velsigning Norwegian Nynorsk
- velståande Norwegian Nynorsk
- velutstyrt Norwegian Nynorsk
- velvilje Norwegian Nynorsk
- velvære Norwegian Nynorsk
- vilje Norwegian Nynorsk
- være Norwegian Nynorsk
- wel Old English
- वर्णमाला Sanskrit
- wel Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- jafnvel Old Norse
- vel Old Norse
- *velěti Proto-Slavic
- *velě̀ti Proto-Slavic
- *voľa Proto-Slavic
- vel Icelandic
- वर्णांध Hindi
- wel Welsh
- wolde Middle Dutch
- wola Old High German
- væl Faroese
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *wela Old Dutch
- *wāletiyā Proto-Celtic
- *Hwáriṣṭʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wr̥náwti Proto-Indo-Iranian
- wela Old Saxon
- väles Westrobothnian
- *welō Proto-Italic
- *gail Frankish
- *wala Frankish
- *wáljāˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic
- véuggia Ligurian
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian