Where does “wand” come from?

wand (German) comes from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wand (German): first/third-person singular preterite of winden

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of winden

Ancestry of “wand”, step by step

wand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gewant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgewant—
2Old Dutchgiwant—
3Old High Germanwentento turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Middle High German want

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwant—
2Old High GermanwantA wall
3Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick

Words derived from “wand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →