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Vandal.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/væn.dəl//væːn.dəl/
  1. A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.

adj/væn.dəl//væːn.dəl/
  1. Of or relating to the Vandals.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.

name/væn.dəl//væːn.dəl/
  1. An extinct East Germanic language ascribed to have been spoken by the Vandals.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.

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