ENGLISH ROOT WORD: will "will", "wish" from Old English willian, wyllan, willa, wille, wolde, willan

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【will】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "willian," "wyllan," "willa," "wille," "wolde," and "willan." It carries the basic meaning of "will," and "wish." from PIE *wel- "⑵to wish, will; ⑶to turn, revolve; "

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "will"]

unwilling **[4236] If you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it and will not agree to do it.
will ****[35] You use will in order to make statements about official arrangements in the future.
willing ****[2099] If someone is willing to do something, they are fairly happy about doing it and will do it if they are asked or required to do it.
willingly **[4470] willing + ly
willingness **[4207] willing+ness
would ****[812] You use would when you are saying what someone believed, hoped, or expected to happen or be the case.

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[WORD ROOT]root will
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] will, wel, would
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) willian, wyllan, willa, wille, wolde, willan
[MEANING]root will, wish

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 willian to determine by act of choice
• 【Old English】 wyllan to wish, desire; be willing; be used to; be about to
• 【Old English】 willa mind, determination, purpose; desire, wish, request; joy, delight
• 【Old English】 wille
• 【Old English】 wolde [past tense and past subjunctive of willan]
• 【Old English】 willan to will

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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unwilling ★★[4236] adjective from unwilling 〈 will
【DEFINITION】 If you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it and will not agree to do it.
【SYNONYM】 reluctant
【ANTONYM】 willing
【COMPOSITION】 un + willing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ will; will ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English unwillende》
【DERIVATIVEs】 unwillingly, unwillingness, unwilling

will ★★★★[35] auxiliary verb
【DEFINITION】 ① You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future.
② You use will in order to make statements about official arrangements in the future.
③ You use will in order to make promises and threats about what is going to happen or be the case in the future.
【VARIATIONs】 would willed willed willing wills
【ROOTs】 will; will
【Etymology】 《Old English willian》 to determine by act of choice
【DERIVATIVEs】 willer, willful, will-less, will

willing ★★★★[2099] adjective
【DEFINITION】 If someone is willing to do something, they are fairly happy about doing it and will do it if they are asked or required to do it.
【ANTONYM】 unwilling
【COMPOSITION】 will + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ will; will ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English willian》 to determine by act of choice
【DERIVATIVEs】 willingly, willingness, willing

willingly ★★[4470] adverb
【DEFINITION】 willing + ly
【SYNONYM】 readily
【COMPOSITION】 willing + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ will; will ⑵ ing; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English willian》 to determine by act of choice
【DERIVATIVEs】 willingly, willingness, willing

willingness ★★[4207] noun from willing 〈 will
【DEFINITION】 willing+ness
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 willing + ness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ will; will ⑵ ness; suffix ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English willian》 to determine by act of choice
【DERIVATIVEs】 willingly, willingness, willing

would ★★★★[812] auxiliary verb
【DEFINITION】 You use would when you are saying what someone believed, hoped, or expected to happen or be the case.
【SYNONYM】 used to, hiss
【ROOTs】 would(will); will, wish
【Etymology】 《Old English wolde》 [past tense and past subjunctive of willan]

Other words containing "will"; freewill, unwelcomely, unwelcomeness, unwillingly, unwillingness, welcomely, welcomeness, welcomer, willer, willful, will-less

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

wild
wide
who
while
where
well
weigh
week
weak
way

 

 

 

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