Where does “Wolfsmagen” come from?

Wolfsmagen (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.

Wolfsmagen (German): insatiability, greed

Definitions

  1. insatiability, greed

Ancestry of “Wolfsmagen”, step by step

Wolfsmagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolfwolf
2Middle High Germanwolfwolf
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via German magen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagenstomach, maw
2Middle High Germanmage—
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →