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
- Alternative form of thonder
Ancestry of “thunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | Þunor | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
Words derived from “thunder”