Where does “Ulf” come from?
Ulf (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Úlfr, from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Ulf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Úlfr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | úlfr | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |