Where does “Wendlas” come from?

Wendlas (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Wendlas (Old English): the people of Vendil; a possible, yet uncertain,...

Definitions

  1. the people of Vendil; a possible, yet uncertain,...

Ancestry of “Wendlas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
3Proto-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 →