Where does “wonder” come from?

wonder (Middle English) comes from Old English wundor, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wonder (Middle English): marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event

Definitions

  1. marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event

Ancestry of “wonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwundormiracle, wonder, marvel
2Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
3Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wonder”

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