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Where does “wond” come from?

wond (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “wond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwonde—
2Old Dutchwunda—
3Proto-West Germanic*wundu—
4Proto-Germanicwundōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “wond”

  • schaafwond
  • brandwond
  • wondvocht
  • wond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →