Where does “Wolfsmaul” come from?

Wolfsmaul (German) comes from German Maul, from Middle High German mūl, from Old High German mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Wolfsmaul (German): a wolf's mouth

Definitions

  1. a wolf's mouth

Ancestry of “Wolfsmaul”, step by step

Wolfsmaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaulmouth of an animal; mouth of a person; a part of...
2Middle High Germanmūlmill
3Old High Germanmūl—
4Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
5Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via German wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolfwolf
2Middle High Germanwolfwolf
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mūl →