Wolf

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) wolf
2. (masculine,strong) the constellation Lupus
3. (masculine,strong) shredder, mincer
4. (masculine,strong) skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)

Name

a diminutive of the male given name Wolfgang, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf-

Name

a surname transferred from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal; variant form Wolff

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vɔlf/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).