Wanderer
/ˈwɒn.dər.ər/noun
A person who travels from place to place without a fixed route or destination.
Did you know?English *wanderer* is built from the old verb *wander*, which is related to the same deep Indo-European root behind *wind* and *wend*, words tied to turning, twisting, and moving in changing paths.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wendh-
“to turn, wind, twist”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wandrōną
“to wander, roam about”
Old English
OE
wandrian
“to wander, move about aimlessly”
Middle English
ME
wanderen
“to roam, travel without a fixed course”
Modern English
English
wanderer
“a person who wanders”