Where does “geldwolf” come from?
geldwolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch Wolf, from Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
geldwolf (Dutch): greedhead, somebody who is greedy for money
Definitions
- greedhead, somebody who is greedy for money
Ancestry of “geldwolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Wolf | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wolf | wolf, grey wolf |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wulf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |