Where does “wantalōn” come from?

wantalōn (Old High German) 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 “wantalōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwandalōnto waver, change, fluctuate; to wander
2Proto-West Germanicwandōnto turn aside, veer
3Proto-Germanicwandōnąto turn aside; veer; change
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wantalōn”

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