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Where does “wundrian” come from?

wundrian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wundrōn, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wundrian (Old English): to be amazed or astonished, to marvel; to be...

Definitions

  1. to be amazed or astonished, to marvel; to be...

Ancestry of “wundrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwundrōn—
2Proto-Germanicwundrōnąto wonder
3Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wundrian”

  • wondren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →