Where does “waterwolf” come from?

waterwolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

waterwolf (Dutch): water; any body of water that is a threat to...

Definitions

  1. water; any body of water that is a threat to...

Ancestry of “waterwolf”, step by step

waterwolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterwater; body of water; bodily fluid
2Middle Dutchwāterwater
3Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
4Old Dutchlōforest
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch Wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchWolfLupus
2Middle Dutchwolfwolf, grey wolf
3Old Dutchwulfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →