Where does “thonre” come from?
thonre (Middle English) comes from Old English þunor, from Old English Þunor, from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
thonre (Middle English): Alternative form of thonder
Definitions
- Alternative form of thonder
Ancestry of “thonre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þunor | thunder; Alternative letter-case form of Þunor |
| 2 | Old English | Þunor | the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to Old Norse Þórr and Old High German Donar |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |