Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wulfini

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wulf +‎ *-ini.

Noun

*wulfini f

1. she-wolf

   Synonym: *wulbi

Declension

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wulfini
Genitive	*wulfunnjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wulfini	*wulfunnjō
Accusative	*wulfunnjā	*wulfunnjā
Genitive	*wulfunnjā	*wulfunnjō
Dative	*wulfunnjē	*wulfunnjōm, *wulfunnjum
Instrumental	*wulfunnju	*wulfunnjōm, *wulfunnjum

Descendants

• Old English: wylfen
  • Middle English: wulvine, wulvene
    • Scots: wolfyne
• Old Saxon: *wulfinnia, *wulfinnea
  • Middle Low German: wulfinne
    • German Low German: Wülfin
• Old Dutch: *wulfinna
  • Middle Dutch: wolvin
    • Dutch: wolvin
• Old High German: *wulfinna, (wulpin)
  • Middle High German: wülvinne, wulfinne, wolfinne, (wülpinne)
    • German: Wölfin