Where does “wonderkind” come from?

wonderkind (Dutch) comes from Dutch wonder, from Middle Dutch wonder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wonderkind (Dutch): child prodigy, wunderkind; miraculously born...

Definitions

  1. child prodigy, wunderkind; miraculously born...

Ancestry of “wonderkind”, step by step

wonderkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwonderwonder, miracle
2Middle Dutchwonder—
3Old Dutchwundar—
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Old Dutch wundar →