IE "Urheimat" and evidence from Uralic linguistics

[jose.perez3]

>>>This would be due to avoidance.  Reproductive body parts and elimination
>>>functions are generally subject to very high degrees of euphemism, >>

>>-- yup.  The same with objects which are the subject of fear and avoidance --
>>"wolf" and "bear", for instance.  ("The Outlaw" and "The Brown One",
>>respectively).

>"wolf" = "outlaw", I'd like an explanation

    I reckon he wasn't thinking of  E. "wolf" or Sw. "ulv" but of its
synonym "varg" (the same in Norw) < ON "vargr" which is related to OHG
"warg" (villain, criminal).