Where does “brontide” come from?

brontide (English) comes from Ancient Greek βροντή, from Ancient Greek βρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti — to hum, rumble.

brontide (English): A sound like that of distant thunder, some of...

Definitions

  1. A sound like that of distant thunder, some of...

Ancestry of “brontide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβροντήthunder
2Ancient GreekβρέμωI roar; I clash; I shout, I rage
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰrémetito hum, rumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti →Every word from Ancient Greek βρέμω →Every word from Ancient Greek βροντή →