Where does “wylfen” come from?

wylfen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wulfini, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wylfen (Old English): like a wolf; wolfish; wolven; fierce; she-wolf

Definitions

  1. like a wolf; wolfish; wolven; fierce; she-wolf

Ancestry of “wylfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwulfinishe-wolf
2Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “wylfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →