Wand

German (Berlin)

/vant/

noun
Definitions
  • wall, partition
  • vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German want inherited from Old High German want inherited from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (fence, rod, mole, barrier made of sticks, wickerwork, stick, vole, weave, barrier, plait, wall) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (wind, turn, braid, wrap, twist, weave, wool, hair, bend, beard).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wendʰ-

Gloss

wind, turn, braid, wrap, twist, weave, wool, hair, bend, beard

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

髪

Emoji
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