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.

Ulf (Swedish): revived in the twentieth century

Definitions

  1. revived in the twentieth century

Ancestry of “Ulf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÚlfrwolf
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 →