Where does “wundortacn” come from?

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

wundortacn (Old English): miraculous sign; miracle

Definitions

  1. miraculous sign; miracle

Ancestry of “wundortacn”, step by step

wundortacn 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 tācn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
2Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →