Where does “viltstråk” come from?
viltstråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish vilt, from German wild, from Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
viltstråk (Swedish): a wildlife path (path along which wildlife regularly moves)
Definitions
- a wildlife path (path along which wildlife regularly moves)
Ancestry of “viltstråk”, step by step
viltstråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vilt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vilt | wildly, furiously, fiercely; quite, totally,... |
| 2 | German | wild | wild; strange |
| 3 | Middle High German | wilde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wildi | wild |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wilþī | wild |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wilþijaz | wild |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Swedish stråk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stråk | a path frequently walked or traveled (by people or animals) |