Where does “wend” come from?
Wend comes from Middle English wenden, from Old English wendan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną and windaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- meaning to turn or wind.
wend (English): To turn; change; To direct ; pursue one's way;...
Definitions
- To turn; change; To direct ; pursue one's way;...
Ancestry of “wend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wenden | to travel; to go |
| 2 | Old English | wendan | to turn or change position; to change direction;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “wend”