Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wundrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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