Where does “wanderer” come from?
Wanderer comes from Middle English wanderere, meaning one who wanders.
wanderer (English): One who wanders, who travels aimlessly; Any of...
Definitions
- One who wanders, who travels aimlessly; Any of...
Ancestry of “wanderer”, step by step
wanderer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wandern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wandern | to hike; to wander, to migrate, to move... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wandern | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wantaron | wantarōn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | to waver, change, fluctuate |
via Middle English wanderere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wanderere | — |