Where does “wildebees” come from?

wildebees (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wild, 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.

wildebees (Afrikaans): gnu, wildebeest

Definitions

  1. gnu, wildebeest

Ancestry of “wildebees”, step by step

wildebees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans wild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswildwild
2Dutchwildwild; game; wildlife
3Middle Dutchwiltinflection of willen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Dutchwildiwild
5Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
6Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Afrikaans bees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbeescow, ox; brute
2DutchbeestAn animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
3Middle Dutchbeeste—
4Middle Dutchbesteinflection of best: ## masculine nominative...
5Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
6Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “wildebees”

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