Where does “wilde” come from?

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

wilde (Old English): wild, savage

Definitions

  1. wild, savage

Ancestry of “wilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
2Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
3Proto-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 →