Where does “wildland” come from?

Wildland combines English wild from Old English weald meaning open forest with English land from Old English land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- meaning to stretch.

wildland (English): land that is unfit for, or has not been modified...

Definitions

  1. land that is unfit for, or has not been modified...

Ancestry of “wildland”, step by step

wildland 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 Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →