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wand

verb ·

Translation

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of winden first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person

Wand

noun · /vant/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“fence, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; bend; wind; twist; braid; weave”). Cognate with English wand although developing a completely distinct meaning.

Translation

  1. wall, partition feminine
  2. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Wand Wände
Accusative Wand Wände
Dative Wand Wänden
Genitive Wand Wände