Etymograph

English

Ethelwolf

Ethelwolf comes from Old English Æþelwulf, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Aþalawulfazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Aþalawulfreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Æþelwulf
  4. EnglishtodayEthelwolf

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Aþalawulfazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Aþalawulfreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Æþelwulf
  4. EnglishtodayEthelwolf

A compound of athel ‘noble’ + wolf

Arabic أَثَل

English athel

Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos

Proto-Germanic *wulfaz

Proto-West Germanic *wulf

Old English wulf

Middle English wolf

English wolf

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz

Today it means

name A male given name.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz / Ethelwolf

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