Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Aþalawulfaz

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 *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *wulfaz (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.θɑ.lɑ.ˌwul.ɸɑz/

Proper noun

*Aþalawulfaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Aþalawulfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Aþalawulfaz
vocative	*Aþalawulf
accusative	*Aþalawulfą
genitive	*Aþalawulfas, *Aþalawulfis
dative	*Aþalawulfai
instrumental	*Aþalawulfō

Related terms

• *Aþalaberhtaz
• *Hrōþiwulfaz
• *Rēdawulfaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Aþalawulf
  • Old English: Æþelwulf, Æþulf
    • Middle English: Alulf
    • → English: Ethelwolf
  • Old High German: Adalwolf
    • Middle High German: Adolf
      • German: Adolf, Adolph
• Gothic: *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (*aþalawulfs) (attested as Atawulf, Athaulf, king of the Visigoths)

Following names derives from here but it’s not certain how:

• → English: Adolf, Adolph
• → Latin: Adolphus
  • → English: Adolphus
• → Czech: Adolf
• → Danish: Adolf
• → Icelandic: Adolf, Adólf
• → Faroese: Adolf
• → Finnish: Adolf
• → Hungarian: Adolf
• → Polish: Adolf
• → Dutch: Adolf
• → Norwegian: Adolf
• → Slovene: Adolf
• → Slovak: Adolf
• → Swedish: Adolf
• → Spanish: Adolfo, Ataúlfo
• → Portuguese: Adolfo
• → Italian: Adolfo
• → Esperanto: Adolfo
• → Lithuanian: Adolfas
• → French: Adolphe
• → Russian: Адо́льф (Adólʹf)