Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulgī

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 earlier *wulgwī́, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷ-íh₂ (“she-wolf”), from *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). Cognate with Sanskrit वृकी (vṛkī́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwul.ɣiː/

Noun

*wulgī f

1. (North Germanic) she-wolf

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *wulgī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wulgī	*wulgijôz
vocative	*wulgī	*wulgijôz
accusative	*wulgijǭ	*wulgijōz
genitive	*wulgijōz	*wulgijǫ̂
dative	*wulgijōi	*wulgijōmaz
instrumental	*wulgijō	*wulgijōmiz

Related terms

• *wulbī
• *wulfaz
• *wulfinjō

Descendants

• Old Norse: ylgr
  • Icelandic: ylgur
  • Swedish: ylva