Wend

See also: wend

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Wend (plural Wends)

1. A member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
2. 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)

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

Derived terms

• Wendisch

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vent/

Noun

Wend f

1. plural of Wand

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Wend

1. plural of Wand