Where does “Wolf” come from?
Wolf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Wolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wolf | wolf, grey wolf |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wulf | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |