Where does “Brynolf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Brynolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBrynjulfr—
2Old Norseúlfrwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Old Norse úlfr →