Where does “ערדוואָלף” come from?
ערדוואָלף (Yiddish) comes from Afrikaans erdwolf, from Afrikaans wolf, from Dutch Wolf, from Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch wulf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
ערדוואָלף (Yiddish): aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
Definitions
- aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
Ancestry of “ערדוואָלף”, step by step
ערדוואָלף traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans erdwolf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | erdwolf | aardwolf |
| 2 | Afrikaans | wolf | wolf |
| 3 | Dutch | Wolf | Lupus |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wolf | wolf, grey wolf |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wulf | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |