Where does “vilder” come from?

vilder (Dutch) comes from Dutch villen, from Middle Dutch villen, from Old Dutch fillen, from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan — to flay, peel off skin.

vilder (Dutch): skinner

Definitions

  1. skinner

Ancestry of “vilder”, step by step

vilder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch villen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvillento skin
2Middle Dutchvillento skin
3Old Dutchfillento chastise
4Proto-West Germanic*fillijanto flay, peel off skin

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan →Every word from Old Dutch fillen →Every word from Middle Dutch villen →
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