Where does “återvandra” come from?
återvandra (Swedish) comes from Swedish vandra, from Old Swedish vandra, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.
återvandra (Swedish): remigrate
Definitions
- remigrate
Ancestry of “återvandra”, step by step
återvandra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vandra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vandra | to wander, to hike |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vandra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wanderen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *wandarōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | to waver, change, fluctuate |
via Swedish åter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åter | again; back |
| 2 | Old Swedish | āter | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | aptr | back; again |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aftrą | back, backwards; again, once more |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |