Where does “vill” come from?
vill (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse villr, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
vill (Norwegian Bokmål): wild
Ancestry of “vill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | villr | wild |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “vill”