väl
Swedish
/ˈvɛːl/, /ˈvɛlː/
adv
Definitions
- well; accurately, completely, to a significant degree
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vel (well) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela (well) 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
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
- bridewealth English
- commonweal English
- commonwealth English
- downwell English
- farewell English
- footwell English
- full well English
- handwell English
- inkwell English
- interwell English
- lightwell English
- malevolence English
- megawealth English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- outwell English
- overwell English
- speedwell English
- stairwell English
- stepwell English
- superwealth English
- thermowell English
- transwell English
- unwealth English
- unwell English
- upwell English
- very English
- voluptuous English
- weal English
- weal-public English
- wealful English
- wealsman English
- wealth English
- wealthen English
- wealthful English
- wealthless English
- wealthy English
- wealy 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
- Wohlbefinden German
- Wohlgeruch German
- Wohllaut German
- Wohlleben German
- obwohl German
- unwohl German
- wohl German
- wohlabgewogen German
- wohlanständig German
- wohlauf German
- wohlbehalten German
- wohlbehütet German
- wohlbekannt German
- wohlbeleibt German
- wohlbestallt German
- wohlfeil German
- wohlfundiert German
- wohlfühlen German
- wohlgeformt German
- wohlgemerkt German
- wohlgenährt German
- wohlgesinnt German
- wohlgesonnen German
- wohlklingend German
- wohlmeinend German
- wohlriechend German
- wohlschmeckend German
- wohltun German
- wohltätig German
- wohlwollen German
- jawel Dutch, Flemish
- jeweetwel Dutch, Flemish
- ofwel Dutch, Flemish
- onwel Dutch, Flemish
- wel Dutch, Flemish
- welbespraakt Dutch, Flemish
- weldoener Dutch, Flemish
- weldoorvoed Dutch, Flemish
- weleer Dutch, Flemish
- welgang Dutch, Flemish
- welgesteld Dutch, Flemish
- weliswaar Dutch, Flemish
- welluidend Dutch, Flemish
- welnee Dutch, Flemish
- welsprekend Dutch, Flemish
- welvaart Dutch, Flemish
- welvaren Dutch, Flemish
- wonderwel Dutch, Flemish
- 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
- befinnande Swedish
- behag Swedish
- huru Swedish
- huruväl Swedish
- kommen Swedish
- signa Swedish
- smaka Swedish
- välbefinnande Swedish
- välbehag Swedish
- välkommen Swedish
- välkomna Swedish
- välsigna Swedish
- välsmakande Swedish
- vel Norwegian Nynorsk
- wel Old English
- वर्णमाला Sanskrit
- verray Middle English
- wel Middle English
- wele Middle English
- welth Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- jafnvel Old Norse
- vel Old Norse
- velberåd Danish
- *velěti Proto-Slavic
- *velě̀ti Proto-Slavic
- *voľa Proto-Slavic
- vel Icelandic
- वर्णांध Hindi
- wel Welsh
- wel Middle Dutch
- wolde Middle Dutch
- wola Old High German
- væl Faroese
- wol Middle High German
- 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