Where does “Wolfsgrube” come from?
Wolfsgrube (German) comes 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.
Wolfsgrube (German): wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves
Definitions
- wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves
Ancestry of “Wolfsgrube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wolf | wolf; the constellation Lupus; shredder, mincer |
| 2 | Middle High German | wolf | wolf |
| 3 | Old High German | wolf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |