wandelen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wandelen, from Old Dutch *wandalon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn.
Pronunciation
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Verb
wandelen
- to stroll, be on a walk (‘to go for a walk’ = ‘gaan wandelen’)
- 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
- to go back and forth
- to walk
- to wander, to travel
- to dwell
- 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