Where does “Donnerkeil” come from?
Donnerkeil (German) comes from German donner, from Middle High German doner, from Old High German donar, from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Donnerkeil (German): thunderbolt
Definitions
- thunderbolt
Ancestry of “Donnerkeil”, step by step
Donnerkeil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |