Etymology of the English word wolverine
the English word
wolverinederived from the English word
wolveringusing the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
wolfderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wl₀kʷo-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wulfazDate
The earliest known usage of wolverine in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
