Where does “wonderland” come from?
Wonderland is a compound of wonder and land, where land derives from Middle English lond, Old English land, and Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.
wonderland (English): An imaginary or real place full of wonder or...
Definitions
- An imaginary or real place full of wonder or...
Ancestry of “wonderland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Wonder | Any of the Wonders of the World |
| 2 | Middle English | wonder | — |
| 3 | Old English | wundor | miracle, wonder, marvel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wundr | marvel, wonder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |