Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Rēdawulfaz

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

Etymology

From *rēdaz (“counsel”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛː.ðɑ.ˌwul.ɸɑz/

Proper noun

*Rēdawulfaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Rēdawulfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Rēdawulfaz
vocative	*Rēdawulf
accusative	*Rēdawulfą
genitive	*Rēdawulfas, *Rēdawulfis
dative	*Rēdawulfai
instrumental	*Rēdawulfō

Related terms

• *Aþalawulfaz
• *Hrōþiwulfaz
• *Rēdagunþiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Rādawulf
  • Old English: Rǣdwulf
    • Middle English: Radulf
      • English: Ralph
        • → German: Ralf
        • → Norwegian: Ralf
        • → Swedish: Ralf
  • Old Saxon: Rādolf
  • Old Dutch: *Rādolf
    • Middle Dutch: Radolf
  • Old High German: Ratolf
  • → Old French: Raol, Raoul
    • French: Raoul
    • → Catalan: Raül
    • → English: Raoul
    • → Portuguese: Raul
    • → Spanish: Raúl
• Old Norse: Ráðulfr
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rådulv, Rådolv
  • Swedish: Rådulf
  • Danish: Radulf
    • → German: Radulf
  • → Old English: Raulf
  • → Old French: Radulf, Radulph (Norman)