wandelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wandelen, from Old Dutch *wandalon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

wandelen

1. to stroll, be on a walk (‘to go for a walk’ = ‘gaan wandelen’)
2. to walk

Inflection

Inflection of wandelen (weak)
infinitive	wandelen
past singular	wandelde
past participle	gewandeld
infinitive	wandelen
gerund	wandelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wandel	wandelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	wandelt	wandelde
2nd person sing. (u)	wandelt	wandelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	wandelt	wandelde
3rd person singular	wandelt	wandelde
plural	wandelen	wandelden
subjunctive sing.1	wandele	wandelde
subjunctive plur.1	wandelen	wandelden
imperative sing.	wandel
imperative plur.1	wandelt
participles	wandelend	gewandeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• wandelende tak
• wandelpad

Descendants

• Negerhollands: wandel, wandu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: wangal, wandu

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wandalon, from Proto-Germanic *wandlōną. Equivalent to wanden +‎ -elen.

Verb

wandelen

1. to go back and forth
2. to walk
3. to wander, to travel
4. to dwell
5. to change

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: wandelen
• Limburgish: wanjele

Further reading

• “wandelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wandelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN