Where does “úlfr” come from?

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

úlfr (Old Norse): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “úlfr”, step by step

úlfr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wulfaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Proto-Norse *ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉwolf

Words derived from “úlfr”

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