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
- land that is unfit for, or has not been modified...
Ancestry of “wildland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wild | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an... |
| 2 | Middle English | wild | — |
| 3 | Old English | wilde | wild, savage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |