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Where does “wandrōn” come from?

wandrōn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wandrōną, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “wandrōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandrōnąto waver, change, fluctuate; to wander
2Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandrōn”

  • utvandring
  • vandra
  • utvandra
  • invandra
  • invandrare
  • invandring
  • vandring
  • vandringstrast
  • innvandrer
  • vandr
  • vandre
  • innvandring
  • innvandre
  • utvandre
  • utvandrer
  • utvandring
  • vandring
  • utvandre
  • vandre
  • wanderen
  • vandra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →