Where does “vandringsmand” come from?

vandringsmand (Danish) comes from Danish vandring, from Danish vandre, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

vandringsmand (Danish): male traveler

Definitions

  1. male traveler

Ancestry of “vandringsmand”, step by step

vandringsmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vandring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvandringwandering, traveling
2Danishvandreto wander; hike, wander, migrate; walk
3Middle Low Germanwanderen—
4Old Saxon*wandarōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →
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