Where does “verwonderen” come from?
verwonderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wonder, from Middle Dutch wonder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
verwonderen (Dutch): to amaze
Definitions
- to amaze
Ancestry of “verwonderen”, step by step
verwonderen 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 ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |