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

Definitions

  1. vandal

Ancestry of “vandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvandalA person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or...
2EnglishVandalA member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous...
3LatinVandalusVandal
4Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandilaz →