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English word wand comes from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *wanduz (Mole (animal). Vole.)
*wendʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to turn, twist, wind, braid, to turn, wind, braid, to turn, wind
*wanduz (Proto-Germanic)
Barrier made of sticks, fence. Rod, switch, stick Mole (animal). Vole.
*wanduz (Proto-Germanic)
Mole (animal). Vole.
*wanduz (Proto-Germanic)
Barrier made of sticks, fence. Rod, switch, stick.
wand (Old English)
Mole (animal).
vǫndr (Old Norse)
Stripe (in cloth). Wand, switch, twig. Wicker, wattle.
wond (Middle English)
wand (English)
(by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.. A magic wand. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.