Where does “вундеркинд” come from?

вундеркинд (Russian) comes from German Wunderkind, from German Wunder, from Middle High German wunder, from Old High German wuntar, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

вундеркинд (Russian): child prodigy, wunderkind

Definitions

  1. child prodigy, wunderkind

Ancestry of “вундеркинд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWunderkindchild prodigy, wunderkind
2GermanWundermiracle; wonder
3Middle High Germanwunder—
4Old High Germanwuntar—
5Proto-West Germanicwundrmarvel, wonder
6Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wundr →