Where does “wonderwel” come from?

wonderwel (Dutch) comes from Dutch wel, from Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wonderwel (Dutch): excellently, extremely well; remarkably well

Definitions

  1. excellently, extremely well; remarkably well

Ancestry of “wonderwel”, step by step

wonderwel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela—
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Dutch wonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwonderwonder, miracle
2Middle Dutchwonder—
3Old Dutchwundar—
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Old Dutch wela →