Where does “Wolf” come from?
Wolf comes from Middle English wolf, Old English wulf, Proto-West Germanic wulf, Proto-Germanic wulfaz, and Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos.
Ancestry of “Wolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wolf | wolf, lupine; terrifying person |
| 2 | Old English | wulf | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |