voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will
zıt: gedwongen, verplicht
köken: From Middle Dutch vrîwillich (1390s), equivalent to vrij (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after vrije wil (“free will”). Possibly a calque of Middle High German freywillic (modern freiwillig), which first appears in the 1370s. However, the German attestation is southeastern and the word did not enter wider usage in either language before the 16th century. Therefore two (or more) independent…
voluntary (acting of one's free will) · goodwilled; kind
eş: własnowolny
köken: Etymology tree Polish dobra Polish -o- Proto-Slavic *voľà Old Polish wola Polish wola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny Polish dobrowolny From dobra + -o- + wola + -ny.
köken: From Proto-Italic *welō, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, to want”). Cognate with Sanskrit वृणीते (vṛṇīté, “to choose, prefer”), Old English willan (“to will, wish, desire”). More at will.