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Where does “vilder” come from?

vilder (Dutch) comes from Dutch villen, from Middle Dutch villen, from Old Dutch fillen, from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan.

vilder (Dutch): skinner

Definitions

  1. skinner

Ancestry of “vilder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvillento skin
2Middle Dutchvillento skin
3Old Dutchfillen—
4Proto-West Germanic*fillijan—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fillijan →