Etymograph

English

Wand

Wand comes from Old English wand ‘mole’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ‘to turn, twist, wind, braid’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wendʰ-‘to turn, twist, wind, braid’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wanduz‘mole’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wandreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150wand‘mole’
  5. EnglishtodayWand

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wendʰ-‘to turn, twist, wind, braid’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wanduz‘mole’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wandreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150wand‘mole’
  5. EnglishtodayWand

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ‘to turn, twist, wind, braid’

wind, quandary, wend, 5 more

through Proto-Germanic *wanduz ‘mole’

want, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- / Wand

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