Where does “wunderlich” come from?

wunderlich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wuntarlīh, from Proto-West Germanic wundralīk, from Proto-Germanic wundralīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “wunderlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwuntarlīh—
2Proto-West Germanicwundralīk—
3Proto-Germanicwundralīkazwondrous, marvellous
4Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “wunderlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →