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Where does “wunda” come from?

wunda (Old High German) comes 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-Germanicwundōwound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “wunda”

  • Wonn
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