Wanderwort
A loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the…A loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.
Meaning
1 sensesA loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.
Wanderwort
вандерво́ртvandervórt, бродячее словоbrodjačeje slovo
вандервортvandervort
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from German Wanderwort, from wandern (“to wander”) + Wort (“word”). WaUnadapted 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.
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Forms
plural: Wanderworte / WanderwortsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular