Where does “vandr” come from?

vandr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vandre, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

vandr (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of vandre

Definitions

  1. imperative of vandre

Ancestry of “vandr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvandreto walk (about), to stroll
2Middle Low Germanwanderen—
3Old Saxon*wandarōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →