Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rādawulf

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Equivalent to *rād (“counsel”) +‎ *wulf (“wolf”).

Proper noun

*Rādawulf m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ralph

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Rādawulf
Genitive	*Rādawulfas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Rādawulf	—
Accusative	*Rādawulf	—
Genitive	*Rādawulfas	—
Dative	*Rādawulfē	—
Instrumental	*Rādawulfu	—

Descendants

• 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