Where does “wildplasser” come from?

wildplasser (Dutch) comes from Dutch wildplassen, 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.

wildplasser (Dutch): someone who illegally urinates outdoors

Definitions

  1. someone who illegally urinates outdoors

Ancestry of “wildplasser”, step by step

wildplasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wildplassen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwildplassenTo urinate in a public space outside of regular...
2Dutchwildwild; game; wildlife
3Middle Dutchwiltinflection of willen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Dutchwildiwild
5Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
6Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-