Where does “wilde” come from?

wilde (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “wilde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wilde”

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