Where does “bewonderen” come from?
bewonderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wonder, from Middle Dutch wonder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
bewonderen (Dutch): to admire
Definitions
- to admire
Ancestry of “bewonderen”, step by step
bewonderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wonder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wonder | wonder, miracle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wonder | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wundar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |