Where does “wand” come from?

wand (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vǫndr, from Norwegian Nynorsk vinde, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Ancestry of “wand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫndrwand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle
2Norwegian Nynorskvindeto wind; inflection of vind: ## definite...
3Old Norsevindato twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;...
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old Norse vinda →