Where does “Wunder” come from?

Wunder (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wunder, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Wunder (Saterland Frisian): wonder; miracle

Definitions

  1. wonder; miracle

Ancestry of “Wunder”, step by step

Wunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian wunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwunder—
2Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Old Frisian wonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwonder—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wundrą →Every word from Old Frisian wunder →