Wend

See also: wend

English

Etymology

From German Wende, from Old High German Winida, from Proto-Germanic *winidaz, Celtic *windos (“white”), same source as Old English Winedas (“Wends”).

Noun

Wend (plural Wends)

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.

Translations

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

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
Russian: венд (ru) m (vend), винд m (vind), вене́д m (venéd)
Ukrainian: венд m (vend), вінд m (vind)

Slav — see Slav

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Wend

plural of Wand

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