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 *wenh₁- (“to desire, wish for, strive after, win, love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwun.drɑ̃/

Noun

*wundrą n

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
- 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

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