Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/willjō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

*willjō m

will, wish, desire

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*willjō
Genitive	*willjini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*willjō	*willjan
Accusative	*willjan	*willjan
Genitive	*willjini	*willjanō
Dative	*willjini	*willjum
Instrumental	*willjini	*willjum

Descendants

Old English: willa, ƿilla
- Middle English: wille
  - English: will
  - Scots: wil, will
Old Frisian: willa, wella
- North Frisian:
  Föhr-Amrum, Sylt: wel
  Mooring: wale
- Saterland Frisian: wolle
- West Frisian: wolle
Old Saxon: willio
- Middle Low German: wille
  - German Low German: Wille, Will
Old Dutch: willo
- Middle Dutch: wille
  - Dutch: wil
    - Afrikaans: wil
  - Limburgish: wil
Old High German: willo, willio
- Middle Low German: wille
  - Cimbrian: bill
  - German: Wille
  - Luxembourgish: Wëllen