Where does “vandalizar” come from?
vandalizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish vándalo, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vandalizar (Spanish): to vandalize
Definitions
- to vandalize
Ancestry of “vandalizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vándalo | vandal; hooligan; lout; thug; yob, yobbo; punk;... |
| 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 |