Where does “vandrer” come from?
vandrer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vandre, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.
vandrer (Norwegian Bokmål): present tense of vandre
Definitions
- present tense of vandre
Ancestry of “vandrer”, step by step
vandrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vandre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vandre | to wander; hike, wander, migrate; walk |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wanderen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *wandarōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | to waver, change, fluctuate |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |