Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hrōþiland

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hrōþi (“praise, fame”) +‎ *land (“land”).

Proper noun

*Hrōþiland m

a male given name, equivalent to English Roland or Orlando

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Hrōþiland
Genitive	*Hrōþilandas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Hrōþiland	—
Accusative	*Hrōþiland	—
Genitive	*Hrōþilandas	—
Dative	*Hrōþilandē	—
Instrumental	*Hrōþilandu	—

Descendants

Old Dutch: *Ruodlant
- Middle Dutch: Roelant
  - Dutch: Roeland, Roel
Old High German: Hruotland, *Hrōdlant
- Middle High German: Ruoland, Ruolant
  - German: Roland
→ Medieval Latin: Hruodlandus, Hroudlandus [abt. 825. Vita Karoli Magni]
- Old French: Rodlant, Roland
  - French: Roland
- Italian: Orlando

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