An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wand

by Friedrich Kluge

Wand, f., ‘wall, partition’, from MidHG. want (d), OHG. want, f., ‘wall, side’; comp. OSax. and Du. wand. This word is wanting in the other dialects (comp. Goth. waddjus, E. wall). To connect it with the phonetically related winden gives no sense; Wand, lit. ‘turning’?.