Where does “Wånd” come from?

Wånd (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Wånd (Bavarian): wall, partition

Definitions

  1. wall, partition

Ancestry of “Wånd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwant—
2Old High GermanwantA wall
3Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanduz →Every word from Old High German want →