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Where does “wunda” come from?

wunda (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic wundō, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Ancestry of “wunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wundu—
2Proto-Germanicwundōwound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “wunda”

  • brandwond
  • wond
  • schaafwond
  • wondvocht
  • wonde
  • wunde
  • wond
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