Where does “vandal” come from?
vandal (Manx) comes from English vandal, 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 (Manx): vandal
Ancestry of “vandal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vandal | A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or... |
| 2 | English | Vandal | A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous... |
| 3 | Latin | Vandalus | Vandal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |