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Where does “Vandal” come from?

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

Vandal (Irish): Vandal

Definitions

  1. Vandal

Ancestry of “Vandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVandalA member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous...
2LatinVandalusVandal
3Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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