Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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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

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Descendants

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

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *wandilon, from Proto-West Germanic *wandalōn. Equivalent to wanden +‎ -elen.

Verb

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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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