Where does “onweersbeestje” come from?
onweersbeestje (Dutch) comes from Dutch onweer, from Dutch onweder, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch unwedar, from Proto-Germanic unwedrą, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
onweersbeestje (Dutch): thrips, thunderbug
Ancestry of “onweersbeestje”, step by step