Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “wandrian” come from?

wandrian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn.

wandrian (Old English): to wander; to travel

Definitions

  1. to wander; to travel

Ancestry of “wandrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wandarōn—

Words derived from “wandrian”

  • wandering
  • wander
  • wandereth
  • wanderest
  • wanderingly
  • unwandering
  • outwandering
  • nightwandering
  • wanderable
  • inwanderer
  • bewander
  • wandersome
  • miswander
  • wanderstar
  • wanderess
  • wandering star
  • wanderword
  • inwander
  • wandren
  • wandrien
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →