English

man-wolf

From man + wolf.

A compound of man + wolf

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos

Proto-Germanic *wulfaz

Proto-West Germanic *wulf

Old English wulf

Middle English wolf

English wolf

Today it means

noun A werewolf or lycanthrope.

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

Etymograph / man-wolf