Where does “Rodolph” come from?

Rodolph (English) comes from Proto-Germanic Hrōþiwulfaz, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Rodolph (English): variant of Rudolph

Definitions

  1. variant of Rudolph

Ancestry of “Rodolph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicHrōþiwulfaz—
2Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic Hrōþiwulfaz →