Where does “vildtbestand” come from?

vildtbestand (Danish) comes from Danish bestand, from Low German bestant.

vildtbestand (Danish): wildlife population

Definitions

  1. wildlife population

Ancestry of “vildtbestand”, step by step

vildtbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—

via Danish vildt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvildtgame wild animals for hunting
Every word from Low German bestant →Every word from Danish bestand →