See also: wende, Wende, and wéndé

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wandī, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaz (turning, directed).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-wende

  1. suffix meaning tending toward, promoting, or exemplified by; -ing, -able
    hālwendehealing, heathful, salutary
    lāþwendehateful, hostile
    lēofwendekind, loving, gracious, agreeable
    lufwendelovable, pleasant
    miswendeerring, misbehaving
    hātwendehot, burning

Declension

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