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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |