Where does “wand” come from?
wand (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wand, from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
wand (Old English): mole; first/third-person singular preterite of...
Definitions
- mole; first/third-person singular preterite of...
Ancestry of “wand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wand | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wanduz | mole; vole; rod, switch, stick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |