Where does “bewundern” come from?

bewundern (German) comes from German wundern, from Middle High German wundern, from Old High German wuntarōn, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

bewundern (German): to admire, to highly respect something of high quality

Definitions

  1. to admire, to highly respect something of high quality

Ancestry of “bewundern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwundernto surprise; to be surprised; to wonder
2Middle High Germanwundern—
3Old High Germanwuntarōnto be amazed
4Proto-Germanicwundrōnąto wonder
5Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “bewundern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrōną →