Where does “Donnerhall” come from?
Donnerhall (German) comes from German hall, from Middle High German hal, from Middle High German hëllen, from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Donnerhall (German): echo of thunder
Definitions
- echo of thunder
Ancestry of “Donnerhall”, step by step
Donnerhall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hall | singular imperative of hallen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hal | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | hëllen | to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo |
| 4 | Old High German | hëllan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via German donner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | donner | inflection of donnern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | doner | — |
| 3 | Old High German | donar | thunder |
| 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... |