Where does “thunderousness” come from?
thunderousness (English) comes from English thunderous, from English thunder, from Middle English thunder, from Old English Þunor, from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
thunderousness (English): The state or condition of being thunderous;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being thunderous;...
Ancestry of “thunderousness”, step by step
thunderousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thunderous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thunderous | Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome.... |
| 2 | English | thunder | The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound... |
| 3 | Middle English | thunder | Alternative form of thonder |
| 4 | Old English | Þunor | the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to Old Norse Þórr and Old High German Donar |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |