Where does “wund” come from?
wund (German) comes from Middle High German wunt, from Old High German wunt, from Proto-Germanic wundaz, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
wund (German): wounded, injured, sore
Ancestry of “wund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wunt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wunt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundaz | wounded |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “wund”