Where does “Wunda” come from?

Wunda (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wunder, from Old Saxon wundar, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Wunda (Plautdietsch): miracle, wonder

Definitions

  1. miracle, wonder

Ancestry of “Wunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwunder—
2Old Saxonwundarwonder
3Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →