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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 2 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “wanderer”