Where does “Raul” come from?
Raul (Estonian) comes from Spanish Raúl, from French Raoul, from Old French Raol, from Frankish Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic Rēdawulfaz, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “Raul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Raúl | — |
| 2 | French | Raoul | — |
| 3 | Old French | Raol | — |
| 4 | Frankish | Rādawulf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Rēdawulfaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |