willen

From Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. The variant spelling wouden goes back to early Middle Dutch wolde(n), following the standard ol > ou transformation in Middle Dutch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪl.ə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlən

willen

1. to want, to desire
2. (in the past tense) to wish

   Ik wou dat ik dat kon.

   I wish I could (do) that.

Wou/wouden is often used in the past tense, depending on the region, but mostly in informal language. In formal language, wilde/wilden is preferred by many, although wou/wouden is recognized as correct standard Dutch.

• Afrikaans: wil

• Wilden / wouden / wouen (in Dutch), Genootschap Onze Taal

From Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

willen

1. to want, to desire
2. (auxiliary) to want to
3. to demand, to order

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: willen
  • Afrikaans: wil
• Limburgish: wille

• “willen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “willen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

From Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

willen

1. to want, to desire
2. (auxiliary) to want to
3. to wish

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Middle Dutch: willen
  • Dutch: willen
    • Afrikaans: wil
  • Limburgish: wille

• “willen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012