Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulfaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *wúlpos, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). Changes: *wúlkʷos > *wúlpos > *wulfaz (analogically: *pénkʷe > *pémpe > *fimf). If *wúlkʷos didn't change to *wúlpos, it would look like **wulhwaz in Proto-Germanic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwul.ɸɑz/

Noun

*wulfaz m[1]

  1. wolf

Inflection

Declension of *wulfaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wulfaz *wulfōz, *wulfōs
vocative *wulf *wulfōz, *wulfōs
accusative *wulfą *wulfanz
genitive *wulfas, *wulfis *wulfǫ̂
dative *wulfai *wulfamaz
instrumental *wulfō *wulfamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wulfa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 598
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