Where does “wonder” come from?
wonder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wonder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wonder (Dutch): wonder, miracle
Ancestry of “wonder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wonder | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wundar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “wonder”