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Where does “*Rādawulf” come from?

*Rādawulf (Proto-Germanic) comes 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 “*Rādawulf”, step by step

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