Where does “Wildbret” come from?

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

Wildbret (German): meat from game; venison

Definitions

  1. meat from game; venison

Ancestry of “Wildbret”, step by step

Wildbret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwildwild; strange
2Middle High Germanwilde
3Old High Germanwildiwild
4Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
5Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via German Brät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrätground meat, especially pork and especially as is...
2Middle High Germangebræte
3Old High Germanbrātotender meat
4Proto-Germanicbrēdôflesh, meat; muscle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī