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Where does “vildo” come from?

vildo (Ido) 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.

vildo (Ido): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “vildo”, step by step

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