Where does “wolf” come from?

wolf (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolf (West Frisian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “wolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwolf
2Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wulfazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wulf
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