Where does “wulgī” come from?

wulgī (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wulgwī́, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥kʷ-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wulgī (Proto-Germanic): she-wolf

Definitions

  1. she-wolf

Ancestry of “wulgī”, step by step

wulgī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wulgwī́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwulgwī́
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥kʷ-íh₂she-wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Proto-Indo-European wl̥kʷíh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥kʷíh₂she-wolf

Words derived from “wulgī

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wl̥kʷ-íh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic wulgwī́