Where does “wildegranaat” come from?
wildegranaat (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.
wildegranaat (Afrikaans): Various plants, generally in the genera...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “wildegranaat”, step by step
wildegranaat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans wild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wild | wild |
| 2 | Dutch | wild | wild; game; wildlife |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wilt | inflection of willen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wildi | wild |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Afrikaans granaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | granaat | grenade; garnet; pomegranate |
| 2 | Dutch | granaat | A grenade; e.g. a hand grenade, an artillery... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | garnate | — |
| 4 | Old French | grenat | pomegranate red |
| 5 | Latin | pomum granatum | grainy apple; pomegranate |
via Afrikaans wilde granaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wilde granaat | wild pomegranate |