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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.ˌwul.ɸɑz/

Proper noun

*Hrōþiwulfaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

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

Related terms

See *hrōþiz and *wulfaz.

Descendants

• 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