Where does “wandeln” come from?

wandeln (German) comes 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.

wandeln (German): to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,...

Definitions

  1. to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,...

Ancestry of “wandeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwantalōn—
2Proto-West Germanicwandalōnto waver, change, fluctuate; to wander
3Proto-West Germanicwandōnto turn aside, veer
4Proto-Germanicwandōnąto turn aside; veer; change
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wandōn →