Where does “donderroe” come from?

donderroe (Dutch) comes from Dutch roe, from Dutch roede, from Middle Dutch roede, from Old Dutch ruoda, from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

donderroe (Dutch): Alternative form of donderroede

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of donderroede

Ancestry of “donderroe”, step by step

donderroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch roe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchroeAlternative form of roede; bundle of twigs,...
2DutchroedeA rod; A penis; An are, a unit of area...
3Middle Dutchroede—
4Old Dutchruodarod, pole
5Proto-West Germanic*rōdu—
6Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

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 rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu →