Where does “sundorwundor” come from?

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

sundorwundor (Old English): special miracle

Definitions

  1. special miracle

Ancestry of “sundorwundor”, step by step

sundorwundor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wundor

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

via Old English sundor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsundorapart, separate, private, aloof, by one's self
2Proto-Germanicsundrazseparate, isolated, alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnter-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →