An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wand

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Friedrich Kluge2507034An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wand1891John Francis Davis

​ 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’?.

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