Where does “invandrare” come from?

invandrare (Swedish) comes from Swedish invandra, 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.

invandrare (Swedish): immigrant

Definitions

  1. immigrant

Ancestry of “invandrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinvandrato immigrate
2Swedishvandrato wander, to hike
3Old Swedishvandra—
4Middle Low Germanwanderen—
5Old Saxon*wandarōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →