Where does “giellolf” come from?

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

giellolf (Old High German): rival

Definitions

  1. rival

Ancestry of “giellolf”, step by step

giellolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwolfwolf
2Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Old High German giello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangiello—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →