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Where does “Vandalicia” come from?

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

Vandalicia (Vulgar Latin): land of the Vandals

Definitions

  1. land of the Vandals

Ancestry of “Vandalicia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Vandalicia”

  • Andalusia
  • Andalusian
  • Andalusia
  • الْأَنْدَلُس
  • الْأَنْدُلُس
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