wollen.
wool; woolen, woollen
Meaning & usage
wool; woolen, woollen
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woolen”), equivalent to Wolle + -en.
to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
Ich will doch nur das Beste.
to claim something
to want
Ich will, dass du gehst.
to want
Ich will gehen.
to intend, to mean
Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken.
to be about to
Als die Sonne untergehen wollte, …
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-West Germanic *willjan and *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną and *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare Low German willen, Dutch willen, English will, West Frisian wolle, Danish ville, Swedish vilja. See also wählen.
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