Wend is related to the verb
wind, which means, among other things, "to follow a series of curves and turns." It is also a distant relative of the verb
wander.
Wend itself began its journey in Old English as
wendan,
which was used in various now-obsolete senses relating to turning or
changing direction or position and which is akin to the Old English
windan ("to twist").
Wend
has twisted itself into various meanings over the years. Most of its
senses—including "to come about," "to depart," "to change," and "to
betake"—have since wandered off into obscurity, but its use in senses
related to going or moving along a course has lent the English verb
go its past tense form
went (as a past tense form of
wend,
went has long since been superseded by
wended). The current sense of
wend, "to direct or to proceed," is holding steady on the path.
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