Where does “wondren” come from?
wondren (Middle English) comes from Old English wundrian, from Proto-West Germanic wundrōn, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wondren (Middle English): to wonder
Ancestry of “wondren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wundrian | to be amazed or astonished, to marvel; to be... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wundrōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundrōną | to wonder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |