Where does “vildmark” come from?

vildmark (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.

vildmark (Swedish): wilderness

Definitions

  1. wilderness

Ancestry of “vildmark”, step by step

vildmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvildwild; not tame or domesticated
2Old Saxonwildiwild
3Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
4Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Swedish märk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärk
2Old Swedishmarkwoodland; field
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →