wandelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wandelen, from Old Dutch *wandilon, 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’)

   We hebben even een ommetje gewandeld na het eten. ― We strolled a short distance after the meal.

2. to hike

   Synonym: hiken

   Ik heb met mijn tent twee weken lang door de heuvels gewandeld. ― I spent two weeks hiking through the hills with my tent.

3. to walk
4. (Suriname, colloquial) to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment)
5. (Suriname, colloquial) to take an excursion, to go on a small trip
6. (Suriname, colloquial) to go abroad, to travel

Conjugation

Conjugation 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, wandel2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• slaapwandelen
• wandelende tak
• wandeling
• wandelpad
• wandelstok
• wandeltocht

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wandel
• Negerhollands: wandel, wandu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: wangal, wandu
• → Sranan Tongo: wandel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wandilon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn. 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
  • Afrikaans: wandel
  • Negerhollands: wandel, wandu
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: wangal, wandu
  • → Sranan Tongo: wandel
• Limburgish: wanjele

Further reading

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