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

Definitions

  1. wonder, miracle

Ancestry of “wonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwonder—
2Old Dutchwundar—
3Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wonder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →