Where does “Wunderkerze” come from?

Wunderkerze (German) comes from German Wunder, from Middle High German wunder, from Old High German wuntar, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Wunderkerze (German): A hand-held firework emitting sparks, a sparkler

Definitions

  1. A hand-held firework emitting sparks, a sparkler

Ancestry of “Wunderkerze”, step by step

Wunderkerze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundermiracle; wonder
2Middle High Germanwunder—
3Old High Germanwuntar—
4Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
5Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via German kerze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerzecandle
2Middle High Germankerze—
3Old High Germankerza—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →
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