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.

Wolf (Dutch): Lupus

Definitions

  1. Lupus

Ancestry of “Wolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwolfwolf, grey wolf
2Old Dutchwulfwolf
3Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
4Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Wolf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos
Wolf — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer