Where does “vandaal” come from?

vandaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch Vandaal, from Middle Dutch wandel, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vandaal (Dutch): vandal

Definitions

  1. vandal

Ancestry of “vandaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVandaalVandal
2Middle DutchwandelVandal
3LatinVandalusVandal
4Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandilaz →