English
forwonder
Forwonder comes from Middle English forwonderen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forwonderen
- Englishearliest quotation 1987forwonder
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forwonderen
- Englishearliest quotation 1987forwonder
Earliest quotation: 1987, Jane Kopp: “Let the window glow, let the air be soft…”
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Germanic *wundrą ‘wonder’
Proto-West Germanic *wundr ‘marvel’
Old English wundor ‘wonder, miracle’
Middle English wonder ‘marvel’
English wonder
Every English word from Middle English forwonderen
Today it means
verb To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English forwonderen / forwonder