Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werawulf
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”).
Noun edit
*werawulf m
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *werawulf | |
Genitive | *werawulfas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *werawulf | *werawulfō, *werawulfōs |
Accusative | *werawulf | *werawulfā |
Genitive | *werawulfas | *werawulfō |
Dative | *werawulfē | *werawulfum |
Instrumental | *werawulfu | *werawulfum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: werwulf, werewulf
- Old Saxon: werwulf
- Old Dutch: *werwulf
- Old High German: werwolf
- German: Werwolf
- Luxembourgish: Wierwollef
- → Old French: garwaf, garval, garvalf
- ⇒ French: loup-garou
- → English: loup-garou
- ⇒ French: loup-garou