Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hrōþiland

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-Germanic

Etymology

From *hrōþiz (“praise, fame, glory, renown”) +‎ *landą (“land, area of ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.lɑn.dɑz/

Proper noun

*Hrōþiland m

1. a male given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Hrōþiland (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Hrōþiland
vocative	*Hrōþilan
accusative	*Hrōþilanų
genitive	*Hrōþilaniz
dative	*Hrōþilani
instrumental	*Hrōþilanē

Related terms

• *Hrōþiberhtaz
• *Hrōþigaizaz
• *Hrōþirīks
• *Hrōþiwulfaz

Descendants

• Frankish: *Hrōþiland
  • Old Dutch: *Ruodlant
    • Middle Dutch: Roelant
      • Dutch: Roeland, Roel
  • → Old French: Roland
    • French: Roland
    • → Italian: Orlando
  • → Late Latin: Hruodlandus, Hroudlandus
• Old High German: Hruotland, *Hrōdlant