*wanduz^¹

Runic: ᚹᚨᚾᛞᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑn.duz/

noun · feminine · u-stem

Meanings

mole (animal)
vole

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (‘to turn, twist, wind, braid’), with Orel comparing Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos) (íonthos, ‘hair root’), Middle Irish find (‘hair’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	wanduz	wandiwiz
Acc.	wandų	wandunz
Gen.	wandauz	wandiwǫ̂
Dat.	wandiwi	wandumaz
Inst.	wandū	wandumiz
Voc.	wandu	wandiwiz

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Descendants

*wandu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wand, wond (Old English)
  - wandeweorpe (Old English)
*wandu (Proto-West Germanic)
- wand, wond (Old English)
  - wont, wonte, wontt, woont (Middle English)
    - want (English)
    - want (Scots)
*wandu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wand, *wanda (Old Saxon)
  - *want, *wande (Middle Low German)
    - vånd, vond, moldvond (Norwegian)
*wandu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wand, *wanda (Old Saxon)
  - *want, *wande (Middle Low German)
    - vand, vann, vanne (Swedish)
      - mullvann (Swedish)
*wandu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wand, *wanda (Old Saxon)
  - wandawerpa, wandwerpa (Old Saxon)
    - windeworp, winneworp (Middle Low German)
      - Windworp, Winneworp, Windwurm (German Low German)
      - wond, wonne (Low German)

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