Where does “Wild Western” come from?
Wild Western (English) comes from English ern, from Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.
Wild Western (English): Of, resembling or pertaining to the Wild West
Definitions
- Of, resembling or pertaining to the Wild West
Ancestry of “Wild Western”, step by step
Wild Western traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ern | To run; flow |
| 2 | Middle English | ernen | To earn to accrue or receive payments |
| 3 | Old English | irnan | Alternative form of rinnan; to run |
| 4 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | to run, to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |
via English Wild West
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wild West | The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly |