Why we say won’t not willn’t

I have often wondered why we say won’t instead of willn’t. Willn’t sounds ugly, but it is a logical contraction for will not.
A reader of my e-newsletter sent me a link that explained why we say won’t, not willn’t. In brief, won’t doesn’t come from will not but from woll not, an alternative form that [...]

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