Where does “gräsulv” come from?

gräsulv (Swedish) comes from Swedish ulv, from Old Swedish ulver, from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

gräsulv (Swedish): a fox moth Macrothylacia rubi

Definitions

  1. a fox moth Macrothylacia rubi

Ancestry of “gräsulv”, step by step

gräsulv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ulv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishulvwolf
2Old Swedishulverwolf
3Old Norseúlfrwolf
4Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Swedish gräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräsgrass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Old Norse úlfr →