Where does “wonderknaap” come from?

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

wonderknaap (Dutch): A boy genius, male child prodigy; Any wonderboy,...

Definitions

  1. A boy genius, male child prodigy; Any wonderboy,...

Ancestry of “wonderknaap”, step by step

wonderknaap 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 knaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknaapboy, usually adolescent; Any human male,...
2Middle Dutchcnāpe—
3Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
4Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Old Dutch wundar →