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Wulfila
Wulfila comes from Gothic wulfs ‘wolf’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wĺ̥kʷos‘wolf’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wulfaz‘wolf’reconstructed
- Gothicc. 300–600wulfstransliteratedGothic script wulfs, a transliteration‘wolf’
- Gothic, derivedc. 300–600*wulfilatransliteratedGothic script *wulfila, a transliterationreconstructed
- EnglishtodayWulfila
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wĺ̥kʷos‘wolf’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wulfaz‘wolf’reconstructed
- Gothicc. 300–600wulfstransliteratedGothic script wulfs, a transliteration‘wolf’
- Gothic, derivedc. 300–600*wulfilatransliteratedGothic script *wulfila, a transliterationreconstructed
- EnglishtodayWulfila
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ‘wolf’
lupus, lupin, lobo, loafer, 11 more
through Proto-Germanic *wulfaz ‘wolf’
Today it means
name An Arian Gothic bishop (ca. 311–383), who translated the Bible into the Gothic language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos / Wulfila