wand
verb ·Translation
- first/third-person singular preterite of winden first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
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.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Wand | Wände |
| Accusative | Wand | Wände |
| Dative | Wand | Wänden |
| Genitive | Wand | Wände |