Where does “wunder” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wunder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wunder”

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