Where does “wandern” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wandern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwantaronwantarōn
2Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

Words derived from “wandern”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old High German wantaron →