Where does “Umwandlung” come from?
Umwandlung (German) comes from German umwandeln, from German wandeln, from Old High German wantalōn, from Proto-West Germanic wandalōn, from Proto-West Germanic wandōn, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Umwandlung (German): conversion; transformation, transmutation; change
Definitions
- conversion; transformation, transmutation; change
Ancestry of “Umwandlung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umwandeln | To convert, change, commute; To transform,... |
| 2 | German | wandeln | to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,... |
| 3 | Old High German | wantalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |