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