Where does “Wunderkind” come from?

Wunderkind (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.

Wunderkind (German): child prodigy, wunderkind

Definitions

  1. child prodigy, wunderkind

Ancestry of “Wunderkind”, step by step

Wunderkind 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 kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Wunderkind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →
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