Vends
/vɛndz/noun
Third-person singular present tense of vend; to sell.
Did you know?Vend ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to sell” or “trade,” the same ancient source behind words like *vendor* and *vendible*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes- / *wē-
“To sell, trade”
Latin
Latin
vendere
“To sell”
Late Latin
Latin
venditus
“Sold”
Old French
Old French
vendre
“To sell”
Middle English
English
venden
“To sell”
Modern English
English
vend
“To sell, especially in a business or commercial context”