Wend

See also: wend

English

Etymology

From German Wende, from Latin Winida, from Proto-Germanic *Winidaz, the same source as Old English Wined (“Slav”).

Noun

Wend (plural Wends)

A member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
A Slavic person living anywhere in the vicinity of German-speaking areas.

Translations

member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland

Danish: vender (da) c
Esperanto: Vendo
Finnish: vendi (fi)
French: Wende (fr) m or f
German: Wende (de) m, Wendin (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vender (no) m

Nynorsk: vender m
Old English: Winedas m
Old Norse: vindr m, vendr m
Polish: Wend m
Portuguese: vendo (pt) m
Russian: венд (ru) m (vend), винд m (vind), вене́д m (venéd)
Spanish: vendo (es) m
Ukrainian: венд m (vend), вінд m (vind)

Slav — see Slav

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Wende.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɛnt/
Hyphenation: Wend
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Homophones: wend, wendt, went

Noun

Wend m (plural Wenden)

(chiefly plural) Wend, one of several Slavic groups living near German-speaking areas.

Derived terms

Wendisch

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vent/

Noun

Wend f

plural of Wand

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Wend

plural of Wand

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