Where does “wilt” come from?

wilt (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wilde, from Old Saxon wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

wilt (Plautdietsch): wild, untamed

Definitions

  1. wild, untamed

Ancestry of “wilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwilde—
2Old Saxonwildiwild
3Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
4Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →