wilderness (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[wilderness 词源字典]
c. 1200, "wild, uninhabited, or uncultivated place," with -ness + Old English wild-deor "wild animal, wild deer;" see wild (adj.) + deer (n.). Similar formation in Dutch wildernis, German Wildernis, though the usual form there is Wildnis.[wilderness etymology, wilderness origin, 英语词源]