Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wulfīn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wulf (“wolf”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*wulfīn

1. wolfish, wolflike, wolven, lupine

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wulfīn
Genitive	*wulfīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wulfīn	*wulfīnu	*wulfīn
Accusative	*wulfīnanā	*wulfīnā	*wulfīn
Genitive	*wulfīnas	*wulfīneʀā	*wulfīnas
Dative	*wulfīnumē	*wulfīneʀē	*wulfīnumē
Instrumental	*wulfīnu	*wulfīneʀu	*wulfīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wulfīnē	*wulfīnō	*wulfīnu
Accusative	*wulfīnā	*wulfīnā	*wulfīnu
Genitive	*wulfīneʀō	*wulfīneʀō	*wulfīneʀō
Dative	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum
Instrumental	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum	*wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum

Descendants

• Old English: wylfen
  • (English: wolven)
• Old High German: *wolfin
  • Middle High German: wolfin