wand

Etymology

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”)^[1], from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun

wand (plural wands)

1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
3. a magic wand.
4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.

Verb

wand (third-person singular simple present wands, present participle wanding, simple past and past participle wanded)

1. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.

References

Anagrams

• Dawn, dawn

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ʋɑnt/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /wɑnt/
• Homophone: want

Noun

wand m (plural wanden, diminutive wandje n)

1. wall
2. face (as in mountain face)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Verb

wand

1. First-person singular preterite of winden.
2. Third-person singular preterite of winden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑnd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“mole”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

Etymology 2

From windan.