Wend

 WORD OF THE DAY

wend / verb / WEND

Definition
1a: to direct one's course
1b: travel
2a: to proceed on (one's way)
2b: direct
3: a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany

Examples
"While returning to the airport in Amman, wending our way north on Highway 35, we had a chance to reflect on our trip."
— Daniel Rodrigues, The New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022

Assault charges can take a year or two to wend their way through the system, a period during which abuse can continue or worsen.
— New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021

Did You Know?
Wend is related to the verb wind, which means, among other things, "to follow a series of curves and turns."
Wend itself comes from Old English wendan, referring to turning or changing direction or position.
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a course has lent the English verb go its past tense form went (as a past tense form of wend, went has long since been superseded by wended).