Where does “wolfram” come from?

wolfram (Indonesian) comes from Dutch wolfraam, from German Wolfram, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolfram (Indonesian): tungsten

Definitions

  1. tungsten

Ancestry of “wolfram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwolfraamtungsten
2GermanWolframtungsten
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →