Where does “þrumuveður” come from?
þrumuveður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veður, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.
þrumuveður (Icelandic): thunderstorm
Ancestry of “þrumuveður”, step by step
þrumuveður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veður | ram; battering ram; one of several spikes at the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | year |
via Icelandic þruma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þruma | a roll of thunder; thunderclap; in plural:... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þruma | clap of thunder |