Where does “vidunderlig” come from?

vidunderlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vidunder, from Norwegian Bokmål under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

vidunderlig (Norwegian Bokmål): like a wonder, wonderful; very beautiful

Definitions

  1. like a wonder, wonderful; very beautiful

Ancestry of “vidunderlig”, step by step

vidunderlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vidunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvidundera wonder, marvel, miracle
2Norwegian Bokmålunderbelow; beneath; during; under
3Old Norseundirunder, underneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Danish vidunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvidunderwonder, marvel
2Old Danishwithundhær—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →