Where does “וואַנדערן” come from?

וואַנדערן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wandern, from Old High German wantaron, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

וואַנדערן (Yiddish): to wander, travel

Definitions

  1. to wander, travel

Ancestry of “וואַנדערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwandern—
2Old High Germanwantaronwantarōn
3Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old High German wantaron →Every word from Middle High German wandern →