Where does “Vandalus” come from?

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

Vandalus (Latin): Vandal

Definitions

  1. Vandal

Ancestry of “Vandalus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Vandalus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandilaz →