Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hrōþiland

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 *hrōþi (“praise, fame”) +‎ *land (“land”).

Proper noun

*Hrōþiland m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Roland or Orlando

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *Hrōþiland
Genitive *Hrōþilandas
Singular Plural
Nominative *Hrōþiland —
Accusative *Hrōþiland —
Genitive *Hrōþilandas —
Dative *Hrōþilandē —
Instrumental *Hrōþilandu —

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *Ruodlant
  • Old High German: Hruotland, *Hrōdlant
    • Middle High German: Ruoland, Ruolant
  • → Medieval Latin: Hruodlandus, Hroudlandus [abt. 825. Vita Karoli Magni]
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