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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Aþalawulfaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *aþalaz (“noble”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.θɑ.lɑ.ˌwul.ɸɑz/
Proper noun
*Aþalawulfaz m
- A male given name
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *Aþalawulfaz (masculine a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Aþalawulfaz | |
| vocative | *Aþalawulf | |
| accusative | *Aþalawulfą | |
| genitive | *Aþalawulfas, *Aþalawulfis | |
| dative | *Aþalawulfai | |
| instrumental | *Aþalawulfō | |
Related terms
- *Aþalaberhtaz
- *Hrōþiwulfaz
- *Rēdawulfaz
Descendants
- Old English: Æþelwulf, Æþulf
- English: Ethelwolf
- Old High German: Adalwolf, *Adalolf, *Adolf
- Middle High German: Adolf
- German: Adolf, Adolph
- Middle High German: Adolf
- Gothic: *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (*aþalawulfs) (attested as Atawulf, Athaulf, king of the Visigoths)
Following names derives from here but it’s not certain how:
- → English: Adolf, Adolph
- → Latin: Adolphus
- → English: Adolphus
- → Czech: Adolf
- → Danish: Adolf
- → Icelandic: Adolf
- → Faroese: Adolf
- → Finnish: Adolf
- → Hungarian: Adolf
- → Polish: Adolf
- → Dutch: Adolf
- → Norwegian: Adolf
- → Slovene: Adolf
- → Slovak: Adolf
- → Swedish: Adolf
- → Spanish: Adolfo
- → Portuguese: Adolfo
- → Italian: Adolfo
- → Esperanto: Adolfo
- → Lithuanian: Adolfas
- → French: Adolphe
- → Russian: Адольф (Adolʹf)