wand

wand · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*wendʰ-
2. Proto-Germanic*wanduz
3. Old Norsevǫndr
4. Middle Englishwand
5. English todaywand

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Wand · proper noun²

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromwant“glove”
2. Dutch · borrowed fromWand
3. Middle High German · derived fromgewant“cloth, garment”
4. German · borrowed fromWand
5. Old English · derived fromwand“mole”
6. English todayWand

Various origins: * A nickname for a shy or short-sighted person, from Old English wand (“mole”). * Borrowed from German Wand, a metonymic occupational surname for a weaver or cloth cutter, from Middle High German gewant (“cloth, garment”) (representing modern Gewand (“garment”)). * Borrowed from Dutch Wand, a metonymic occupational surname for a glove maker, from Middle Dutch want (“glove”).

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