Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hrōþiwulf

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 *Hrōþiwulfaz. Equivalent to *hrōþi (“praise, fame”) +‎ *wulf (“wolf”).

Proper noun

*Hrōþiwulf m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolf or Rudolph

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Hrōþiwulf, *Hrōþiwulfa
Genitive	*Hrōþiwulfas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Hrōþiwulf, *Hrōþiwulfa	—
Accusative	*Hrōþiwulf, *Hrōþiwulfa	—
Genitive	*Hrōþiwulfas	—
Dative	*Hrōþiwulfē	—
Instrumental	*Hrōþiwulfu	—

Descendants

• Old English: Hrōþwulf, Hrōþulf
• Old Saxon: *Hrōtholf
  • Middle Low German: Rōdolf, Rōdelof
• Old Dutch: Ruothulf
  • Middle Dutch: Roedolf, Roelof
    • Dutch: Rudolf, Roelof, Roel (partially)
• Old High German: Ruodolf, Hruodolf, Hruadolf (9th C.)
  • Middle High German: Ruodolf, Rodolf (1th-13th C.), Rudolf (12th-13th C.)
    • → Medieval Latin: Rodolfus (11th-13th C.), Ruodolphus (13th or 14th C.), Rudolfus, Rudolffus, Rudolphus (12th-15th C.)
    • German: Rudolf, Rudolph
      • → Dutch: Rudolf
      • → English: Rudolf, Rudolph
      • → Icelandic: Rudolf
      • → Polish: Rudolf
      • → Swedish: Rudolf
  • → Early Medieval Latin: Ruodolfus (9th-15th C.)
• → Medieval Latin: Ruodolfus, Ruodolphus, Rodolphus
  • Italian: Rodolfo
  • → English: Rodolphus