Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþiwulfaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

*Hrōþiberhtaz
*Aþalawulfaz
*Hrōþigaizaz
*Hrōþilandaz
*Rēdawulfaz

Descendants

Old English: Hrōþwulf, Hrōþulf
Old Saxon: *Hrōtholf
- Middle Low German: Rōdolf, Rōdelof
Old Frankish: *Hrōþiwulf
- 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
    - English: Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudy
    - Dutch: Rudolf, Ruud
    - Latin: Rodolphus
      - English: Rodolphus
      - Italian: Rodolfo
  - Latin: Ruodolfus (Mediaeval), Ruodolphus (Mediaeval)
Old Norse Hróðulfr, Hróðólfur, Hrólfr
- Icelandic: Hróðólfur, Hrólfur
- Faroese: Rólvur
- Norwegian: Rolf, Rolv
- Swedish: Rolf
- Danish: Rolf
- English: Rolf
- Latin: Rollo
  - Old French: Rollon
- Norman: Rouf, Rou