Where does “schlendern” come from?

schlendern (German) comes from Middle High German lenderen, from Old High German landteri, from Proto-Germanic land-, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

schlendern (German): to stroll

Definitions

  1. to stroll

Ancestry of “schlendern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlenderen—
2Old High Germanlandteri—
3Proto-Germanicland-to loiter, idle
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “schlendern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic land- →