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Where does “Wonner” come from?

Wonner (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Wonner (Luxembourgish): miracle

Definitions

  1. miracle

Ancestry of “Wonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwunder—
2Old High Germanwuntar—
3Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →