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English

Wonder Woman

From wonder + woman.

Formed from wonder + woman

Proto-Germanic *wundrą ‘wonder’

Proto-West Germanic *wundr ‘marvel’

Old English wundor ‘wonder, miracle’

Middle English wonder ‘marvel’

English wonder

Old English wīfmann

Middle English womman ‘a female adult person’

English woman

first attested The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941.

Today it means

name A DC Comics superheroine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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