Where does “Formwandler” come from?

Formwandler (German) comes from German Form, from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Formwandler (German): shapeshifter male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. shapeshifter male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Formwandler”, step by step

Formwandler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormshape; form
2Italianformaform; shape; mould
3Russianфо́рмаform
4Frenchformeshape; form
5Middle Frenchformeform
6Old Frenchformeshape, aspect, form
7Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
8Etruscanmorma
9Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via German wandeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandelnto wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,...
2Old High Germanwantalōn
3Proto-West Germanicwandalōnto waver, change, fluctuate; to wander
4Proto-West Germanicwandōnto turn aside, veer
5Proto-Germanicwandōnąto turn aside; veer; change
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή