English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wanderwort, from wandern (“to wander”) + Wort (“word”).
Noun
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Wanderwort (plural Wanderwörter or Wanderworts)
- (linguistics) A loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade.
- Synonym: wanderword
Translations
Translations
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- Dutch: zwerfwoord (nl) n
- Esperanto: vagvorto
- Finnish: kulkusana (fi)
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- German: Wanderwort n
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- Hindi: please add this translation if you can
- Hungarian: vándorszó
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- Russian: вандерво́рт m (vandɛrvórt)
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- Swedish: vandringsord n
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Further reading
German
Etymology
wandern + Wort
Noun
Wanderwort n (genitive Wanderwortes or Wanderworts, plural Wanderwörter)
- Wanderwort
Declension
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Wanderwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 