Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wuntar” come from?

wuntar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wuntar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wuntar”

  • wunderkind
  • вундеркинд
  • wunderschön
  • wundersam
  • Wirtschaftswunder
  • wundern
  • wundervoll
  • Wundermittel
  • Wunderkind
  • Wunder
  • Wunderbeere
  • wundertoll
  • wuntarōn
  • wundern
  • wunder
  • wunter
  • Wonner
  • wonneren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →