A Wanderwort (plural Wanderwörter, German for "wandering word" )'s a word that was spread among numerous languages and cultures, usually in connection with trade, so that it's become very difficult to establish its original etymology, or even its original language. The separation of wanderwörter from loanwords isn't unambiguously possible, and they may be considered a special class of loanwords. Typical examples of wanderwörter are cumin, mint, and wine, some of which can be trac… (More on Wanderwort)