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Where does “wandrōną” come from?

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

wandrōną (Proto-Germanic): to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander

Definitions

  1. to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander

Ancestry of “wandrōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wandrōną”

  • wandering
  • wander
  • wanderlust
  • wandereth
  • wanderest
  • wanderingly
  • unwandering
  • Völkerwanderung
  • wanderjahre
  • wanderjahr
  • outwandering
  • nightwandering
  • Wanderwort
  • wanderable
  • inwanderer
  • wanderlusty
  • bewander
  • wanderess
  • wandersome
  • wanderword
  • inwander
  • miswander
  • wanderstar
  • wandering star
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