Where does “viltvoksende” come from?

viltvoksende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vilt, from Middle Low German wilt.

viltvoksende (Norwegian Bokmål): growing wild

Definitions

  1. growing wild

Ancestry of “viltvoksende”, step by step

viltvoksende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviltneuter singular of vill; game
2Middle Low Germanwilt—

via Norwegian Bokmål voksende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvoksendepresent participle of vokse
Every word from Middle Low German wilt →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål vilt →