Etymology

wolflike

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Today it means: Wolfish (all senses); lupine. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English wolf
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wĺ̥kʷos
  2. Proto-Germanic*wulfaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wulf
  4. Old Englishwulf
  5. Middle Englishwolf
  6. Englishwolf
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todaywolflike

From wolf + -like. Piecewise doublet of lupuslike.

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