Where does “Rudolf” come from?
Rudolf (German) comes from Middle High German Ruodolf, from Old High German Ruodolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Rudolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Ruodolf | — |
| 2 | Old High German | Ruodolf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wolf | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wulf | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
Words derived from “Rudolf”