Where does “wolfsangel” come from?

wolfsangel (English) comes from German Wolfsangel, from German wolf, from Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolfsangel (English): A wolf hook

Definitions

  1. A wolf hook

Ancestry of “wolfsangel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWolfsangelwolf hook
2Germanwolfwolf
3Middle High Germanwolfwolf
4Old High Germanwolfwolf
5Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
6Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →