The story
- Old English · derived fromwulf“wolf”
- Old High German · derived fromuodil“heritage, homestead”
- English todayUlric
From Old High German uodil (“heritage, homestead”) + rihhi (“ruler”); compare German Ulrich. English sources also suggest Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ric (“ruler”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwulf all →
wolfWoolleyWoffordWolfordWoollardWoodaleWoolfrey
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.