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Where does “wandijaną” come from?

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

wandijaną (Proto-Germanic): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “wandijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandijaną”

  • went
  • wandering
  • wander
  • wend
  • wanderlust
  • wentest
  • wandereth
  • wanderest
  • forwent
  • wanderingly
  • unwandering
  • Völkerwanderung
  • wanderjahre
  • wanderjahr
  • outwandering
  • nightwandering
  • Wanderwort
  • wenteth
  • wanderable
  • inwanderer
  • wanderlusty
  • wending
  • miswend
  • bewander
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