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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wulfaz +‎ *-injō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwul.ɸin.jɔː/

Noun

*wulfini f

1. she-wolf

Inflection

neuter i-stemDeclension of *wulfini (neuter i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wulfini	*wulfinī
vocative	*wulfini	*wulfinī
accusative	*wulfini	*wulfinī
genitive	*wulfinīz	*wulfinjǫ̂
dative	*wulfinī	*wulfinimaz
instrumental	*wulfinī	*wulfinimiz

Synonyms

• *wulbī
• *wulgī

Related terms

• *wulfīnaz

Descendants

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