Where does “wildgroei” come from?

wildgroei (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.

wildgroei (Dutch): overgrowth; excessive growth of plants; excessive...

Definitions

  1. overgrowth; excessive growth of plants; excessive...

Ancestry of “wildgroei”, step by step

wildgroei 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 Dutch groei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroeigrowth
2Dutchgroeiento grow
3Middle Dutchgroeyento become/be green, to grow; to increase
4Old Dutchgruoiento grow
5Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →