Where does “wanderess” come from?
wanderess (English) comes from English wander, from Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn.
wanderess (English): A female wanderer
Ancestry of “wanderess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wander | To move without purpose or specified destination;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wandren | — |
| 3 | Old English | wandrian | to wander; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | — |