wound

*awa(n)- (Proto-Indo-European)

*won- (Proto-Indo-European)

*wnto- (Proto-Indo-European)

*wundaz (Proto-Germanic)

*wundō (Proto-Germanic)

Wound.

wund (Old English)

Wounded, injured, sore A wound, an injury.

wound (English)

(criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.