Where does “Hruodwolf” come from?
Hruodwolf (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic Hrōþiwulf, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþiwulfaz, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Hruodwolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | Hrōþiwulf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Hrōþiwulfaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |