Where does “villmark” come from?

villmark (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mark, from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

villmark (Norwegian Bokmål): wilderness, wilds

Definitions

  1. wilderness, wilds

Ancestry of “villmark”, step by step

villmark traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmarka worm; land, ground, field
2Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
3Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
4Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—

via Norwegian Bokmål vill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvillwild
2Old Norsevillrwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Norwegian Nynorsk mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmarka worm; land, ground, field; old Norwegian coin
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →