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Where does “wulgwī́” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wulgwī́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wulgwī́”

  • wulgī
  • ylgr
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