were-

(Inglese)

Prefixed to animal names to indicate a human that shapeshifts into that animal.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/weə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese antico: werewulf

In summary

Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werewulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).

Traduzioni

garou

Wer-

weer-

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hombre

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