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: wolvinne
  • Old High German: *wulfinna, (wulpin)
    • Middle High German: wülvinne, wulfinne, wolfinne, (wülpinne)
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