Where does “antiwolf” come from?
antiwolf (English) comes from English Wolf, from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
antiwolf (English): Opposing wolves
Ancestry of “antiwolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Wolf | — |
| 2 | Middle English | wolf | wolf, lupine; terrifying person |
| 3 | Old English | wulf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |