Where does “ylgr” come from?
ylgr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wulgī, from Proto-Germanic wulgwī́, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥kʷ-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
ylgr (Old Norse): she-wolf
Ancestry of “ylgr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wulgī | she-wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wulgwī́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wl̥kʷ-íh₂ | she-wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |