The Wikipedia articles that I gave you explain that:
~ Wends seem to derive their name from Wendland
~ The name of Wendland seems to be connected to the Vandals
The dictionary.com site claims that "wend" is derived from the
German Wende -> Middle High
German Winde/Wende -> Old High
German Winid. And they direct you to check up the meaning of "wen" in Indo-European Roots.
Or, to put it shortly, bluntly and rather rudely, because I am stuck at work at 6:40 pm -- I pointed you to what I know, but I am not going to do your research for you!
~ Ivayla
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.This message was edited 5/5/2005, 6:58 PM