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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
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