Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rādawulf

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Equivalent to *rād (“counsel”) +‎ *wulf (“wolf”).

Proper noun

*Rādawulf m

A male given name, equivalent to English Ralph

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Rādawulf
Genitive	*Rādawulfas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Rādawulf	—
Accusative	*Rādawulf	—
Genitive	*Rādawulfas	—
Dative	*Rādawulfē	—
Instrumental	*Rādawulfu	—

Descendants

Old English: Rǣdwulf
- Middle English: Radulf
  - English: Ralph
    - → German: Ralf
    - → Norwegian: Ralf
    - → Swedish: Ralf
Old Saxon: Rādolf
Old Dutch: *Rādolf
- Middle Dutch: Radolf
Old High German: Ratolf
→ Old French: Raol, Raoul
- French: Raoul
- → Catalan: Raül
- → English: Raoul
- → Portuguese: Raúl
- → Spanish: Raúl