Where does “Wildian” come from?

Wildian (English) comes from English wild, from Middle English wild, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Wildian (English): Of or pertaining to John Daniel Wild (1902–1972), American philosopher, an important proponent of existentialism and phenomenology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to John Daniel Wild (1902–1972), American philosopher, an important proponent of existentialism and phenomenology

Ancestry of “Wildian”, step by step

Wildian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwildUntamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an...
2Middle Englishwild
3Old Englishwildewild, savage
4Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
5Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via English Wilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWilde
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī