Wolf etymology

English

English word wolf comes from Proto-Indo-European *wel, Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós, and later Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (Wolf.)

Etymology of wolf

Detailed word origin of wolf

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*wel Proto-Indo-European (ine) to wish, desire, want
*wl̥kʷós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*lukʷos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*wulfaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Wolf.
ƿulf Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) Wolf.
wolf Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) Wolf.
wolf English (en) (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously. (figurative) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.. (music) A wolf tone or wolf note.. (obsolete) An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.. A man who makes amorous advances on many women.. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.. A willying machine.. One of the [...]

Words with the same origin as wolf

Descendants of *wel

hotline vulgar war world