Where does “donder” come from?

donder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch donre, from Old Dutch thunar, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

donder (Dutch): thunder; the head or body; a thing

Definitions

  1. thunder; the head or body; a thing

Ancestry of “donder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdonrethunder
2Old Dutchthunar—
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “donder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Dutch thunar →