Where does “Haistulf” come from?

Haistulf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “Haistulf”, step by step

Haistulf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wulfaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Proto-Germanic haifstiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →
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