Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþiwulfaz

This Proto-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”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.ˌwul.ɸɑz/

Proper noun

*Hrōþiwulfaz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Hrōþiwulfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Hrōþiwulfaz
vocative	*Hrōþiwulf
accusative	*Hrōþiwulfą
genitive	Hrōþiwulfas, Hrōþiwulfis
dative	*Hrōþiwulfai
instrumental	*Hrōþiwulfō

Related terms

See *hrōþiz and *wulfaz.

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþiwulf
- Old English: Hrōþwulf, Hrōþulf
- Old Saxon: *Hrōtholf
  - Middle Low German: Rōdolf, Rōdelof
- Old Dutch: *Ruotholf
  - Middle Dutch: Roedolf, Roelof
    - Dutch: Roedolf, Roelof, Roel (may also be from Roeland)
- 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
Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚱᛟᚦᛁᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*hroþiwulfaʀ /⁠*Hrōþiwulfaʀ⁠/)
- Old Norse: Hróðulfr, Hróðólfr, Hrólfr
  - Icelandic: Hróðólfur, Hrólfur
  - Faroese: Rólvur, Róðolvur
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: Rolv, Rodolv, Rodulv
  - Swedish: Rolf, Rodulf
  - Danish: Rolf
  - → English: Rolf
  - → Latin: Rollo
    - Old French: Rollon
  - → Norman: Rouf, Rou