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Where does “Rudolphus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Rudolphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicHrōþiwulfaz—
2Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Rudolphus”

  • Rodolfo
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