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wand

/ˈwɒnd/WOND
/ˈwɑnd/WAHND

Meaninga switch, a twig

Common meaning: a thin rod

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)vondr‘a switch’source
  2. Middle Englishwandsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa switch → a thin rodwand‘a thin rod’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) vondr ‘a switch, a twig’.

Roots

  • vondr Old Norse (Icelandic) “a switch, a twig”

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