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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wundralīk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wundralīkaz | wondrous, marvellous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |