Words that come from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz

217 words across 39 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz — including wild, wilderness, wildly, wildlife, bewilderment, wilder, wildcard, wildcat.

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English (52)

Swedish (38)

German (37)

Dutch (12)

Norwegian Bokmål (9)

Old English (7)

Danish (6)

Norwegian Nynorsk (6)

Faroese (5)

Afrikaans (4)

Icelandic (4)

Middle English (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Cimbrian (3)

Luxembourgish (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Old High German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Low German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Yiddish (1)

Gothic (1)

Ido (1)

Old Norse (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old Danish (1)

North Frisian (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Gullah (1)

Plautdietsch (1)

West Frisian (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Japanese (1)