Where does “donderpad” come from?

donderpad (Dutch) comes from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

donderpad (Dutch): any fish of the family Cottidae

Definitions

  1. any fish of the family Cottidae

Ancestry of “donderpad”, step by step

donderpad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
2Middle Dutchpat—
3Old Dutchpath—
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh—
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

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...
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