Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wuntarlīh” come from?

wuntarlīh (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wundralīk, from Proto-Germanic wundralīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “wuntarlīh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwundralīk—
2Proto-Germanicwundralīkazwondrous, marvellous
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “wuntarlīh”

  • wunderlich
  • wunderlich
  • wonderlich
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