Wend
English
noun
Definitions
- A member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
- A term used for Slavic peoples living anywhere in the vicinity of German-speaking areas.
Etymology
Derived from German Wende (Wend, turn, Sorbian) derived from Latin Winida derived from Proto-Germanic *winidaz (Slav).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*winidaz
Gloss
Slav
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wendic English
- Wendish English
- Venäjä Finnish
- Winida Latin
- Energiewende German
- Jahrhundertwende German
- Jahrtausendwende German
- Sonnenwende German
- Wende German
- Zeitenwende German
- wendisch German
- vend Hungarian
- *winidaz Proto-Germanic
- wendī Old High German