Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþiwulfaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *hrōþiz (“praise, fame, glory, renown”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.ˌwul.ɸɑz/

Proper noun edit

*Hrōþiwulfaz m

a male given name

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Hrōþiwulfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Hrōþiwulfaz
vocative	*Hrōþiwulf
accusative	*Hrōþiwulfą
genitive	Hrōþiwulfas, Hrōþiwulfis
dative	*Hrōþiwulfai
instrumental	*Hrōþiwulfō

Related terms edit

See *hrōþiz and *wulfaz.

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþiwulf
- Old English: Hrōþwulf, Hrōþulf
- Old Saxon: *Hrōtholf
  - Middle Low German: Rōdolf, Rōdelof
- Old Dutch: *Ruotholf
  - Middle Dutch: Roedolf, Roelof
    - Dutch: Roedolf, Roelof, Roel (may also be from Roeland)
- Old High German: *Hruodwolf, *Ruodolf
  - Middle High German: Ruodolf
    - German: Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudi
      - → Dutch: Rudolf, Ruud
      - → English: Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudy
- → Medieval Latin: Ruodolfus, Ruodolphus, Rodolphus
  - Italian: Rodolfo
  - → English: Rodolphus
Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚱᛟᚦᛁᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*hroþiwulfaʀ /⁠*Hrōþiwulfaʀ⁠/)
- Old Norse: Hróðulfr, Hróðólfr, Hrólfr
  - Icelandic: Hróðólfur, Hrólfur
  - Faroese: Rólvur, Róðolvur
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: Rolv, Rodolv, Rodulv
  - Swedish: Rolf, Rodulf
  - Danish: Rolf
  - → English: Rolf
  - → Latin: Rollo
    - Old French: Rollon
  - → Norman: Rouf, Rou