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Subject:	Re: Portsch, Seago - Dutch and Wend - Slavic. Meanings?
Author:	Ivayla (Authenticated as Ivayla)
Date:	May 5, 2005 at 12:58:12 PM
Reply to:	Portsch, Seago - Dutch and Wend - Slavic. Meanings? by Bobby Darin

The Wends is another name for Sorbs -- a Slavic tribe that inhabited the eastern part of modern-day Germany. The word wend, however, appears to be of anything but Slavic origin.

You might want to check out Wendel, and those articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wends
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendland
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wend

Edited because I forgot to hyperlink Wendel. Oops :)

~ Ivayla

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Portsch, Seago - Dutch and Wend - Slavic. Meanings? - Bobby Darin May 4 2005, 10:09:57 AM
- Paging Mr. Darin... - Daividh May 5 2005, 9:02:35 PM
  - Well, actually... - Miranda May 6 2005, 3:08:17 PM
- Re: Portsch, Seago - Dutch and Wend - Slavic. Meanings? - Ivayla May 5 2005, 12:58:12 PM
  - Attn:- Ivayla - Bobby Darin May 5 2005, 5:25:33 PM
    - Well... - Ivayla May 5 2005, 6:47:25 PM
      - Re: Indo-European roots - Miranda May 5 2005, 7:03:52 PM
        
        Re: Indo-European roots - Chrisell May 6 2005, 3:31:23 AM

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