Where does “Wendle” come from?

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

Wendle (Old English): plural of Wendel; Vandals

Definitions

  1. plural of Wendel; Vandals

Ancestry of “Wendle”, step by step

Wendle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wandilaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Proto-Germanic wandaliz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandaliz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandilaz →