Where does “wolf-grey” come from?
wolf-grey (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.
wolf-grey (English): A grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf
Definitions
- A grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf
Ancestry of “wolf-grey”, step by step
wolf-grey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wolf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wolf | The constellation Lupus |
| 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 |
via English Grey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Grey | A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry... |
| 2 | Middle English | grey | grey, dull, drab; glinting, glistening; grey |
| 3 | Old English | grǣġ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grāu | grey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |