Where does “wilde” come from?

wilde (Dutch) comes 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.

wilde (Dutch): savage, uncivilized person; brute; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. savage, uncivilized person; brute; Alternative...

Ancestry of “wilde”, step by step

wilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wild

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

via Middle Dutch wildi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwildi—
2Middle Dutchwilt gi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →
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