Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “undra” come from?

undra (Swedish) comes from Old Norse undra, from Proto-Germanic wundrōną, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

undra (Swedish): to wonder

Definitions

  1. to wonder

Ancestry of “undra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseundrato wonder at; to be astonished
2Proto-Germanicwundrōnąto wonder
3Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “undra”

  • beundrare
  • beundra
  • beundran
  • undran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →