Old English wel

← Proto-Germanic *wela (inherited)

← Old High German wola (cognate)

← Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (derived)

← Old Norse vel (cognate)

← Old Frisian wela (cognate)

← Old Saxon wela (cognate)

→ English very (cognate)

→ English well (inherited)

→ English well-nigh (mention)

→ Old English wilweorþung (affix)

→ Old English wel- (mention)

→ Old English welwillende (mention)

→ Middle English wel (inherited)

→ Middle English wol (inherited)

→ Middle English wele (inherited)

→ Middle English wulle (inherited)

→ Old High German wola (cognate)

→ Old Norse vel (cognate)

→ Yola waal (inherited)