Where does “wond” come from?

wond (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wond, from Middle Dutch wonde, from Old Dutch wunda, from Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic wundō, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

wond (Afrikaans): wound, injury

Definitions

  1. wound, injury

Ancestry of “wond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwondwound
2Middle Dutchwonde
3Old Dutchwundawound
4Proto-West Germanic*wundu
5Proto-Germanicwundōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen-Every word from Proto-Germanic wundōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *wundu
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