Appendix:Proto-Germanic/wulfaz

This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwul.ɸɑz/

Noun

*wulfaz m

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of *wulfaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wulfaz	*wulfōz, -ōs
Vocative	*wulf	*wulfōz, -ōs
Accusative	*wulfą	*wulfanz
Genitive	*wulfas, -is	*wulfǫ̂
Dative	*wulfai	*wulfamaz
Instrumental	*wulfō	*wulfamiz

Derived terms

• *wulgī
• *Aþalawulfaz
• *Hrōþiwulfaz
• *Rēdawulfaz

Descendants

• Old English: wulf
  • Middle English: wolf
    • English: wolf
• Old Frisian: wolf
  • Saterland Frisian: Wulf
  • West Frisian: wolf
• Old Saxon: wulf
  • Low German: Wulf
• Old Dutch: *wulf
  • Dutch: wolf
    • Afrikaans: wolf
• Old High German: wolf
  • Middle High German: wolf
    • German: Wolf
• Old Norse: úlfr
  • Icelandic: úlfur
  • Faroese: úlvur
  • Norwegian: ulv
  • Swedish: ulv
  • Danish: ulv
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs)