Where does “invandra” come from?
invandra (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.
invandra (Swedish): to immigrate
Definitions
- to immigrate
Ancestry of “invandra”, step by step
invandra 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 in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |