Wand

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’nd

Origin

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr ("switch, twig")

Etymology in

, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz ("rod"), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ("to turn, twist, wind, braid"). Cognate with Icelandic vendi ("wand"), Danish vånd ("wand, switch"), German Wand ("septum"), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, "rod").

Full definition of wand

Noun

1. A stick or staff.
2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a stick or staff such as a curling wand.
3. a magic wand.
4. A branch or stalk, especially of willow.
5. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

Derived terms

• magic wand
• violet wand
• water wand

Verb

1. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.

Anagrams

• dawn, Dawn