Where does “wundersam” come from?

wundersam (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.

wundersam (German): wondrous

Definitions

  1. wondrous

Ancestry of “wundersam”, step by step

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