Why is "won't" the contraction for "will not?"

Answer by  malone (4817)

The contraction "won't" for "will not" is just one of those unexplained peculiarities of the English language.

Answer by  Barbie87 (277)

The contraction that is formed for "will not" was formed very early in the English language and occurred when an older form of it was more commonly used. "Will not" used to be "Woll not". In this case, the contraction that was formed was "wo'n't". However, due to laziness and improper apostrophe use, it was shortened to "won't".