Where does “wilt” come from?
wilt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
wilt (Middle Dutch): inflection of willen:
## third-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of willen:
## third-person singular...
Ancestry of “wilt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wildi | wild |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “wilt”