Where does “wundō” come from?

wundō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

wundō (Proto-Germanic): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “wundō”, step by step

wundō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wen-to strike, injure, hurt

Words derived from “wundō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen-