Where does “beundre” come from?
beundre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German bewundern, from German wundern, from Middle High German wundern, from Old High German wuntarōn, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
beundre (Norwegian Bokmål): to admire
Ancestry of “beundre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bewundern | to admire, to respect; to admire oneself ; to... |
| 2 | German | wundern | to surprise; to be surprised; to wonder |
| 3 | Middle High German | wundern | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wuntarōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundrōną | to wonder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “beundre”