Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wundrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wn̥h₁-tro-m, from *wenh₁- (“to desire, wish for, strive after, win, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.drɑ̃/

Noun

*wundrą n

1. wonder, miracle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wundrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wundrą	*wundrō
vocative	*wundrą	*wundrō
accusative	*wundrą	*wundrō
genitive	*wundras, *wundris	*wundrǫ̂
dative	*wundrai	*wundramaz
instrumental	*wundrō	*wundramiz

Derived terms

• *wundrōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wundr
  • Old English: wundor
    • Middle English: wunder, wonder
      • English: wonder
      • Scots: winder
        • Scots: wunner
  • Old Frisian: wunder, wonder
    • Saterland Frisian: Wunder, Wunner
    • West Frisian: wonder, wûnder
  • Old Saxon: wundar
    • Middle Low German: wunder
      • German Low German: Wunner
      • Low German: wunder, wunner
  • Old Dutch: wundar
    • Middle Dutch: wunder, wonder
      • Dutch: wonder
        • Afrikaans: wonder
  • Old High German: wuntar, *wundar
    • Middle High German: wunder
      • German: Wunder
      • Luxembourgish: Wonner
      • Vilamovian: wunder
• Old Norse: undr
  • Icelandic: undur
  • Faroese: undur
  • Norwegian: under
  • Old Swedish: under
    • Swedish: under
  • Old Danish: undær
    • Danish: under