Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wulbi

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/jō-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

Related terms

• *wulf

Descendants

• Old English: wylf
• Old High German: wulpa
  • Middle High German: wülpe
    • German: Wülpe