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

  1. inflection of willen: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “wilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwildiwild
2Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “wilt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →