Where does “wildor” come from?

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

wildor (Old English): a wild beast

Definitions

  1. a wild beast

Ancestry of “wildor”, step by step

wildor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wilþijazą

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

via Proto-Germanic wilþiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwilþiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijazą →