Woif
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- Wolf (Southern)
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. Cognates include Yiddish וואָלף (volf), German Wolf, Dutch and English wolf, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvo̞ef/, /ˈβo̞ef/
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