Where does “Wunderwaffe” come from?

Wunderwaffe (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.

Wunderwaffe (German): wonderweapon

Definitions

  1. wonderweapon

Ancestry of “Wunderwaffe”, step by step

Wunderwaffe 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 waffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaffeweapon, arm
2Middle High Germanwāfenweapon
3Old High Germanwāfanweapon
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “Wunderwaffe”

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