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Where does “thundrous” come from?

thundrous (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...

thundrous (English): Obsolete form of thunderous

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of thunderous

Ancestry of “thundrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthunderousVery loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome....
2EnglishthunderThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound...
3Middle EnglishthunderAlternative form of thonder
4Old EnglishÞunor—
5Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
6Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
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