Where does “wanden” come from?
wanden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wandon, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wanden (Middle Dutch): to travel
Ancestry of “wanden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wandon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |