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

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)

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