Where does “wonder” come from?

wonder (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wonder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →