Where does “Wildfang” come from?
Wildfang (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.
Wildfang (German): a rambunctious child; a tomboy
Definitions
- a rambunctious child; a tomboy
Ancestry of “Wildfang”, step by step
Wildfang 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 fang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fang | singular imperative of fangen |
| 2 | German | fangen | to catch; to catch; to capture; to improve in... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vāhen | to catch |
| 4 | Old High German | fāhan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |