Vandal

Meanings

Noun

  • A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

Adjective

  • Of or relating to the Vandals.

Proper Noun

  • An extinct East Germanic language ascribed to have been spoken by the Vandals.

Origin

  • From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-. Also related to Old English Wendlas.

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