Where does “Dunner” come from?
Dunner (Low German) comes from Middle Low German dunner, from Old Saxon thunar, from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Dunner (Low German): thunder
Ancestry of “Dunner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | dunner | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thunar | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
Words derived from “Dunner”