Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wulbi

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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 Proto-Germanic *wulbī, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥p-íh₂, an alteration of *wl̥kʷ-íh₂, ultimately derived from *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Proto-Germanic *wulgī.

Noun

*wulbi f

  1. she-wolf

Inflection

ī/-stem
Singular
Nominative *wulbi
Genitive *wulbijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *wulbi *wulbijō
Accusative *wulbijā *wulbijā
Genitive *wulbijā *wulbijō
Dative *wulbijē *wulbijōm, *wulbijum
Instrumental *wulbiju *wulbijōm, *wulbijum

Descendants

  • Old English: wylf
  • Old High German: wulpa