Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*wendʰ-
6 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-, most common first.
- windingThe act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
- wandA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wanderlustA strong impulse or longing to travel.
- vandalA person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.
- wendTo direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
- wanderwortA loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.