Wolf

Pronunciation: /vɔlf/

“Wolf” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

wolf
the constellation Lupus
shredder, mincer
skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)

Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

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More German words

Wok
woke
Woker
Wokismus
Wolf im Schafspelz
Wolfenbütteler
Wolfenbüttelerin
Wolfhagener

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