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): wolf, undomesticated "Canis lupus"; one of many...

Definitions

  1. wolf, undomesticated "Canis lupus"; one of many...

Ancestry of “wolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwolfwolf, grey wolf
2Old Dutchwulfwolf
3Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
4Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos
wolf — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer