Where does “ulv” come from?

ulv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wolf, particularly the grey wolf

Definitions

  1. a wolf, particularly the grey wolf

Ancestry of “ulv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúlfrwolf
2Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “ulv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Old Norse úlfr →