Where does “dondergod” come from?

dondergod (Dutch) comes from Dutch God, from Middle Dutch god, from Old Dutch got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dondergod (Dutch): god of thunder

Definitions

  1. god of thunder

Ancestry of “dondergod”, step by step

dondergod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch God

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGodGod
2Middle DutchgodAlternative spelling of got
3Old Dutchgotgod
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch donder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdonderthunder; the head or body; a thing
2Middle Dutchdonrethunder
3Old Dutchthunar—
4Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →