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Where does “wundralīkaz” come from?

wundralīkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

wundralīkaz (Proto-Germanic): wondrous, marvellous

Definitions

  1. wondrous, marvellous

Ancestry of “wundralīkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “wundralīkaz”

  • wunderlich
  • wuntarlīh
  • wunderlich
  • wonderlich
  • wundralīk
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