Where does “wolvishly” come from?
wolvishly (English) comes from English wolvish, from English wolves, 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.
wolvishly (English): In a wolvish manner
Definitions
- In a wolvish manner
Ancestry of “wolvishly”, step by step
wolvishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wolvish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wolvish | Archaic spelling of wolfish |
| 2 | English | wolves | plural of wolf; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | wolf | The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | wolf | wolf, lupine; terrifying person |
| 5 | Old English | wulf | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |