Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulbī

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

Noun

*wulbī f

1. she-wolf

   Synonym: *wulgī

Inflection

Declension of *wulbī (ī/jō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*wulbī	*wulbijôz
vocative	*wulbī	*wulbijôz
accusative	*wulbijǭ	*wulbijōz
genitive	*wulbijōz	*wulbijǫ̂
dative	*wulbijōi	*wulbijōmaz
instrumental	*wulbijō	*wulbijōmiz

Related terms

• *wulfaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wulbi
  • Old English: wylf
  • Old High German: wulpa
    • Middle High German: wülpe
      • German: Wülpe
• Old Norse: ylfa
  • → Icelandic: Ylfa, Ylva, ylfa, ýlfa
  • Old Swedish: ylva, Ylva
    • Swedish: Ylva