Where does “ulf” come from?

ulf (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulf (Old Danish): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “ulf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúlfrwolf
2Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Old Norse úlfr →