Where does “wolf” come from?
Wolf descends from Old English wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos, all denoting the carnivorous animal.
wolf (English): The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the...
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- The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the...
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 |
Words derived from “wolf”