Where does “wundren” come from?

wundren (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wunderen, from Proto-West Germanic wundrōn, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wundren (Plautdietsch): to wonder, to marvel

Definitions

  1. to wonder, to marvel

Ancestry of “wundren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwunderen—
2Proto-West Germanicwundrōnto be amazed
3Proto-Germanicwundrōnąto 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-Germanic wundrōną →