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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

  1. hiker; walker, someone who walks

Ancestry of “wandelaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaarear; eagle; Alternative form of ader
2Middle Dutchâer—
3Old Dutchār—
4Proto-Germanicahazear
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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