English word will comes from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (Woolen, made of wool.), Proto-Indo-European *welw-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *welh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *wullīnaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Woolen, made of wool. |
| *welw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *wélyoyt | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| wyllen | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *walwijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To roll. |
| *wiljaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To want. |
| willan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To wish; want. |
| wullen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| will | English (en) | (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. [from 14th c.]. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). [from 10th c.]. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action). [from 9th c.]. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. [...] |