Vrouwelijk

Wand

(Engels)

  1. (feminine) wall, partition
  2. (feminine) vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface

Frequentie

B1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/vant/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“fence, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; bend; wind; twist; braid; weave”). Cognate with English wand although developing a completely distinct meaning.

Related words

beschot

schifting

clausuur

scheidingsteken

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