wel.
the opposite of not (used to add positive emphasis to the verb, much like the auxiliaries do or does in affirmative sentences in English)
Meaning & usage
the opposite of not (used to add positive emphasis to the verb, much like the auxiliaries do or does in affirmative sentences in English)
Ik dacht dat je niet van golf hield? — Ik hou wél van golf!
Je ziet wel dat...
no less than, as much as, as many as (expressing amazement)
Zij heeft wel twaalf uur gewerkt vandaag!
fairly
Ik voel me wel aardig, maar niet echt goed.
well
Wat God doet, dat is wel gedaan.
"Dat is wel gedacht," zeide hij.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch *wela, wala, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare German wohl, English well, Icelandic vel, Swedish väl, Danish and Norwegian vel.
well, source
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch *welle, from Old Dutch *wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.
well; shaft (excavation made for the extraction of mineral resources)
weal (general state of well-being and prosperity)
Where this word comes from
From the adverb wel.
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