Where does “jarðúlfur” come from?

jarðúlfur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic úlfur, from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

jarðúlfur (Icelandic): aardwolf

Definitions

  1. aardwolf

Ancestry of “jarðúlfur”, step by step

jarðúlfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic úlfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúlfura wolf; parhelion, sun dog; Lupus
2Old Norseúlfrwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Icelandic jarða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjarðato bury, inter
2Old Norsejarða—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Old Norse úlfr →