vandal

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈvændəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #27708

Meanings

1

noun
A person who deliberately destroys or damages property, especially other people's.

Vandals spray-painted obscenities on the side of the building.
2

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

The Vandals captured and looted Rome in 455 AD.

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1 noun · a person who deliberately... destroyer ruinervandalizerwrecker

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Etymology

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.

Vandalus Latin *wandilaz Proto-Germanic *wendʰ-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# vandal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvændəl/
**Frequency rank:** 27708

## Meanings
1. A person who deliberately destroys or damages property, especially other people's.
2. A member of an ancient Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

## Examples
- Vandals spray-painted obscenities on the side of the building.
- The Vandals captured and looted Rome in 455 AD.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Vandalus
- Root: *wandilaz
- Root: *wendʰ-eh₂-
- Root: *wendʰ-

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Vandal is 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. Important recorded forms include Vandalus (Latin), *wandilaz (Proto-Germanic), *wendʰ-eh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), and *wendʰ- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a person who deliberately destroys or damages property, especially other people's and a member of an ancient Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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