Where does “wandian” come from?

wandian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wandōn, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wandian (Old English): to hesitate, delay, flinch; to omit, desist from;...

Definitions

  1. to hesitate, delay, flinch; to omit, desist from;...

Ancestry of “wandian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwandōnto turn aside, veer
2Proto-Germanicwandōnąto turn aside; veer; change
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wandōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wandōn →