wanderwort

The story

1. German · borrowed fromWanderworte
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*werh₁-“to say, speak”
3. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wendʰ-“to turn, to wind”
4. German · borrowed fromWanderwort
5. English todayWanderwort

Unadapted borrowing from German Wanderwort, from wandern (“to wander”) + Wort (“word”). Wandern is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, to wind”), and Wort from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). The plural forms Wanderworte and Wanderwörter are also borrowed from German Wanderworte and Wanderwörter.

Words from the same roots