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Proto-Germanic *wiljô (inherited)
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Middle High German wille (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *willjō (inherited)
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Old High German willo (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (derived)
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Old English willa (cognate)
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Cimbrian bill (cognate)
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Luxembourgish Wëllen (cognate)