Where does “wild” come from?

wild (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wild, from Middle Dutch wilt, from Old Dutch wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

wild (Afrikaans): wild

Definitions

  1. wild

Ancestry of “wild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwildwild; game; wildlife
2Middle Dutchwiltinflection of willen: ## third-person singular...
3Old Dutchwildiwild
4Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
5Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “wild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →