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