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Where does “hildi” come from?

hildi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.

hildi (Proto-West Germanic): battle, fight

Definitions

  1. battle, fight

Ancestry of “hildi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

Words derived from “hildi”

  • hilderæs
  • hild
  • hildedeor
  • hildebord
  • hildewæpen
Every word from Proto-Germanic hildiz →