Where does “villebråd” come from?

villebråd (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.

villebråd (Swedish): game wild animals hunted for food

Definitions

  1. game wild animals hunted for food

Ancestry of “villebråd”, step by step

villebråd 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 bråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrådsudden, fast, busy, full of hurry
2Old Norsebráðrhasty, sudden; sudden, hasty
3Proto-Germanicbrēþazrushed; in a hurry; quick; nimble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →