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
- meat from game; venison
Ancestry of “Wildbret”, step by step
Wildbret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wild | wild; strange |
| 2 | Middle High German | wilde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wildi | wild |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via German Brät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brät | ground meat, especially pork and especially as is... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebræte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brāto | tender meat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brēdô | flesh, meat; muscle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrē- | to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |