Feminine
Wand
Meaning
- (feminine) wall, partition
- (feminine) vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
Concepts
Synonyms
Aufteil
Scheidewand
Steilwand
Zwischenwand
Querwand
Raumteiler
Stellwand
Erbauseinandersetzung
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vant/
Etymology
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.
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