wend
- to pursue or direct (one's way).
- to proceed or go.
Origin of wend
Examples from the Web for wended
Historical Examples of wended
"And all this has been my doing," thought Tony, as he wended his way homewards.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
And this was the burden of his musings as he wended his way towards home.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
On the whole, he meant to stay there until the two armies had wended their ways.
The Long RollMary Johnston
And with this indulgent conclusion, Edward wended on his way.
Aunt DeborahMary Russell Mitford
Such was Bensef's remark to his wife, as they wended their way homeward.
Rabbi and PriestMilton Goldsmith
wend
- to direct (one's course or way); travelwend one's way home
Word Origin for wend
Wend
- (esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th centurySee also Lusatia
Word Origin and History for wended
Wend
member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany, 1610s (implied in Wendish), from German Wende, from Old High German Winida, related to Old English Winedas "Wends," ultimately from Celt. *vindo- "white."
wend
"to proceed on," Old English wendan "to turn, go," from Proto-Germanic *wandijanan (cf. Old Saxon wendian, Old Norse venda, Old Frisian wenda, Dutch wenden, German wenden, Gothic wandjan "to turn"), causative of Old English windan "to turn, twist" (see wind (v.)), from root *wand-, *wend- "turn." Surviving only in to wend one's way, and in hijacked past tense form went.