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

1. 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