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Where does “wandren” come from?

wandren (Middle English) comes from Old English wandrian, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn.

Ancestry of “wandren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwandrianto wander; to travel
2Proto-West Germanic*wandarōn—

Words derived from “wandren”

  • wandering
  • wander
  • wandereth
  • wanderest
  • wanderingly
  • unwandering
  • outwandering
  • nightwandering
  • wanderable
  • inwanderer
  • wanderess
  • miswander
  • bewander
  • wandering star
  • wandersome
  • inwander
  • wanderstar
  • wanderword
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →