Where does “wildi” come from?

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

wildi (Old Dutch): wild

Definitions

  1. wild

Ancestry of “wildi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wildi”

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