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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.

invandra (Swedish): to immigrate

Definitions

  1. to immigrate

Ancestry of “invandra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvandrato wander, to hike
2Old Swedishvandra—
3Middle Low Germanwanderen—
4Old Saxon*wandarōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*wandarōn—

Words derived from “invandra”

  • invandrare
  • invandring
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →