Where does “thunderous” come from?
Thunderous comes from Middle English thunder, Old French -eux, Latin -osus, Proto-Germanic þunraz, and Proto-Indo-European (s)ten-, meaning to make a loud sound.
thunderous (English): Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome....
Definitions
- Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome....
Ancestry of “thunderous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thunder | The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound... |
| 2 | Middle English | thunder | Alternative form of thonder |
| 3 | Old English | Þunor | the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to Old Norse Þórr and Old High German Donar |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |