Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wandilaz

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 the root of *wandōną (“to wander”) +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑn.di.lɑz/

Noun

*wandilaz m

1. wanderer
2. A Vandal

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wandilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wandilaz	*wandilōz, *wandilōs
vocative	*wandil	*wandilōz, *wandilōs
accusative	*wandilą	*wandilanz
genitive	*wandilas, *wandilis	*wandilǫ̂
dative	*wandilai	*wandilamaz
instrumental	*wandilō	*wandilamiz

Derived terms

• *Auziwandilaz
• *wandiliskaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Wandil
  • Old English: Wendle, Wendlas
    • Middle English: Wandales
  • Old High German: Wentil
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *Wandilsaiwi
    • ⇒ Old English: Wendelsǣ
      • ⇒ English: Wendle Sea
    • ⇒ Old High German: Wentilsēo
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: *Wendilgēr
• Old Norse: Vandill, Vendill
  • Icelandic: Vandill, Vendill
  • Swedish: Vendel
• → Latin: Vandalus
  • → Catalan: vàndal
  • → English: Vandal

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN