Etymograph

English

Wunderwaffe

Wunderwaffe comes from German Wunderwaffe ‘wonderweapon’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWunderwaffe‘wonderweapon’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWunderwaffe‘wonderweapon’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A wonderweapon, an (often secret) especially powerful weapon.

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

Etymograph / German Wunderwaffe / Wunderwaffe