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Where does “donderstraal” come from?

donderstraal (Dutch) comes from Dutch donder, 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...

donderstraal (Dutch): tomboy, rascal, troublemaker

Definitions

  1. tomboy, rascal, troublemaker

Ancestry of “donderstraal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdonderthunder; the head or body; a thing
2Middle Dutchdonrethunder
3Old Dutchthunar—
4Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
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