Vltava

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wilþijaz“wild”
2. Old High German · derived from* wilt awa, wilt aha“wild river”
3. Czech · borrowed fromVltava
4. English todayVltava

From Czech Vltava, of uncertain origin; possibly cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, as it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German * wilt awa, wilt aha (“wild river”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”); older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). However, compare Ltava.

Words from the same roots