Where does “wolframic” come from?
wolframic (English) comes from English wolfram, from German Wolfram, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
wolframic (English): Of or pertaining to wolfram
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to wolfram
Ancestry of “wolframic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wolfram | wolframite; tungsten |
| 2 | German | Wolfram | tungsten |
| 3 | Old High German | wolf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |