Where does “Wanderstab” come from?

Wanderstab (German) comes from German wandern, from Middle High German wandern, from Old High German wantaron, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

Wanderstab (German): trekking pole

Definitions

  1. trekking pole

Ancestry of “Wanderstab”, step by step

Wanderstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wandern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandernto hike; to wander, to migrate, to move...
2Middle High Germanwandern—
3Old High Germanwantaronwantarōn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old High German wantaron →Every word from Middle High German wandern →