Where does “Wundertäter” come from?

Wundertäter (German) comes from German Täter, from German Missetäter, from German missetāt, from Middle High German missetāt, from Old High German mistāt, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis — to do, put, place.

Wundertäter (German): miracle worker

Definitions

  1. miracle worker

Ancestry of “Wundertäter”, step by step

Wundertäter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Täter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTäterdoer; "evildoer"; delinquent, offender
2GermanMissetätermalefactor
3Germanmissetātiniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed
4Middle High Germanmissetāt
5Old High Germanmistāt
6Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
7Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German Wunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundermiracle; wonder
2Middle High Germanwunder
3Old High Germanwuntar
4Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
5Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz