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: *Hruodwolf, *Ruodolf
- Middle High German: Ruodolf
  - German: Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudi
    - → Dutch: Rudolf, Ruud
    - → English: Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudy
→ Medieval Latin: Ruodolfus, Ruodolphus, Rodolphus
- Italian: Rodolfo
- → English: Rodolphus

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