Where does “Donnerwetter” come from?
Donnerwetter (German) comes from German wetter, from Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Donnerwetter (German): thunderstorm; row; gosh!
Ancestry of “Donnerwetter”, step by step