Where does “Radulf” come from?

Radulf (Middle English) comes from Old English Rǣdwulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic Rēdawulfaz, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Radulf”, step by step

Radulf traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Rǣdwulf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishRǣdwulf—
2Proto-Germanic*Rādawulf—
3Proto-GermanicRēdawulfaz—
4Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Latin Radulfus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRadulfus—

via Old Norse Ráðulfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseRáðulfr—

Words derived from “Radulf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →