וועל

Etymology
From, from , and thus originally the same word as. The discrepant conjugations may be simple alternative forms grammaticalized in the pattern of the auxiliary. The Middle High German verb had -i- in the singular forms and -e- in the plural. Compare also in Middle High German the attested contraction for  (2nd person singular), and in later dialectal German  for  (3rd person singular). However, a conflation with forms of seems very likely. Both verbs (wellen and ) were used to form the future tense in late Middle High German.