Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hrōþiwulf

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 Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz. Equivalent to *hrōþi (“praise, fame”) +‎ *wulf (“wolf”).

Proper noun

*Hrōþiwulf m

a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolf or Rudolph

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Hrōþiwulf
Genitive	*Hrōþiwulfas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Hrōþiwulf	—
Accusative	*Hrōþiwulf	—
Genitive	*Hrōþiwulfas	—
Dative	*Hrōþiwulfē	—
Instrumental	*Hrōþiwulfu	—

Descendants

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