Where does “thunder” come from?

thunder (Middle English) comes 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...

thunder (Middle English): Alternative form of thonder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thonder

Ancestry of “thunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishÞunorthe Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to Old Norse Þórr and Old High German Donar
2Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “thunder”

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