Where does “vandal” come from?
vandal (Romanian) comes from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vandal (Romanian): vandal
Definitions
- vandal
Ancestry of “vandal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Vandale | Vandal |
| 2 | Latin | Vandalus | Vandal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |