Where does “wildplukken” come from?

wildplukken (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.

wildplukken (Dutch): To gather wild vegetables and fruits from nature

Definitions

  1. To gather wild vegetables and fruits from nature

Ancestry of “wildplukken”, step by step

wildplukken 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 plukken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplukkento pluck; to deprive of most possessions; to rob...
2Middle Dutchplucken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →
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