Where does “vildögd” come from?

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

vildögd (Swedish): wild-eyed

Definitions

  1. wild-eyed

Ancestry of “vildögd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvildwild; not tame or domesticated
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 →