Where does “donner” come from?

donner (German) comes 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...

donner (German): inflection of donnern: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of donnern: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “donner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandoner—
2Old High Germandonarthunder
3Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
4Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “donner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunr →