Where does “wunderboar” come from?

wunderboar (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Boar, from Old Frisian bara, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

wunderboar (Saterland Frisian): wonderful

Definitions

  1. wonderful

Ancestry of “wunderboar”, step by step

wunderboar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Boar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianBoarbear
2Old Frisianbara—
3Proto-West Germanicberōbear
4Proto-Germanicberôbear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Saterland Frisian wunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianwunderwonder; miracle
2Old Frisianwunder—
3Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →
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