An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wille

by Friedrich Kluge

Wille, masculine, ‘will, volition, design, wish,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wille, Old High German willo, masculine; corresponding to Gothic wilja, Old Saxon willio, Dutch wil, Anglo-Saxon willa, English will; an abstract from wollen, which see. Allied to willig, adjective, ‘willing, voluntary, ready,’ from Middle High German willec, Old High German willîg. —