Where does “wund” come from?
wund (Middle English) comes from Old English wund, from Proto-West Germanic *wund, from Proto-Germanic wundō, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Ancestry of “wund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wund | wounded, injured, sore; a wound, an injury |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wund | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wundō | wound |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
Words derived from “wund”