Where does “wandalon” come from?
wandalon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wandalōn, from Proto-West Germanic wandōn, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “wandalon”, step by step
wandalon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic wandalōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Proto-Germanic wandlōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wandlōną | — |