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Where does “wandilaz” come from?

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

wandilaz (Proto-Germanic): wanderer; Vandal; Vendil

Definitions

  1. wanderer; Vandal; Vendil

Ancestry of “wandilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandilaz”

  • Vandal
  • vandal
  • vandalize
  • vandalization
  • vandalistic
  • vandalise
  • vandalic
  • vandalous
  • vandalist
  • vandalish
  • antivandal
  • vandalistically
  • vandalizer
  • cybervandal
  • vandaliser
  • vandalically
  • vandalicus
  • Vandalus
  • vandalismo
  • vándalo
  • vandálico
  • vandalizar
  • vandalo
  • vandali
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