Wand

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See also: wand and Wånd

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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Various origins:

Proper noun

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Wand (plural Wands)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wand is the 28049th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 854 individuals. Wand is most common among White (84.19%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German *wand, northern variant of want. For the phonetic development compare Hand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wand f (plural Wänn or Wäng, diminutive Wändche)

  1. (many dialects) wall

Usage notes

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  • The plural Wänn is used in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian. The form Wäng is used in many Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch.

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wand f (genitive Wand, plural Wände)

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

Usage notes

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  • The words Wand and Mauer are often but not always interchangeable. Even when they are synonymous, there is sometimes a preference for one of them:
  • Wand is predominant for walls that are not made of stone, concrete, or the like. Mauer usually implies masonry.
  • With stone walls, only Mauer is commonly used for freestanding ones.
  • Both words are used for the walls of buildings. However, Wand is the normal choice for when one refers to them as seen from the inside (for example, a painting is typically said to hang an der Wand, "on the wall", rather than an der Mauer).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Wand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Wand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Wand” in Duden online
  • Wand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German want.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wand f (plural Wend)

  1. wall

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German and Old High German wint.

Noun

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Wand m (plural Wënn or Wanden)

  1. wind
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German and Old High German want.

Noun

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Wand f (plural Wänn)

  1. (interior) wall
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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German want. Compare German Wand, Dutch wand, English wand.

Noun

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Wand f (plural Wend)

  1. interior wall