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I wrote treat people well. In trying to feel more deeply about this, I wondered where the word well came from in this context. Why was this word chosen to explain and convey so much?

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The etymology of the word well is available online. Is there more you'd like to know? If so, please edit your question to ask about that. Committees don't pick words, so it wasn't chosen as such, it's just the sound that got used by consensus. – Matt Эллен May 21 '12 at 12:03

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