Where does “wolf” come from?

wolf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolf (Middle Dutch): wolf, grey wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf, grey wolf

Ancestry of “wolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwulfwolf
2Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “wolf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos
wolf — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer