Where does “wandelaar” come from?
wandelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aar, from Middle Dutch âer, from Old Dutch ār, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
wandelaar (Dutch): hiker; walker, someone who walks
Definitions
- hiker; walker, someone who walks
Ancestry of “wandelaar”, step by step
wandelaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Dutch wandelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wandelen | to stroll, be on a walk; to walk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wandelen | to go back and forth; to walk; to wander, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *wandilon | to wander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |