-wende

See also: wende, Wende, and wéndé

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌwen.de/

Suffix

-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