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Where does “vándalo” come from?

vándalo (Galician) comes from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vándalo (Galician): Vandalic, of or pertaining to the Vandals; a...

Definitions

  1. Vandalic, of or pertaining to the Vandals; a...

Ancestry of “vándalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVandalusVandal
2Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vándalo”

  • vandalismo
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