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Where does “Rǣdwulf” come from?

Rǣdwulf (Old English) comes 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 “Rǣdwulf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rǣdwulf”

  • Ralph
  • Rafe
  • Rawlinson
  • Rawson
  • Radulf
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