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Where does “thundre” come from?

thundre (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...

thundre (Middle English): Alternative form of thonder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thonder

Ancestry of “thundre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþunorthunder; Alternative letter-case form of Þunor
2Old EnglishÞunor—
3Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
4Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “thundre”

  • thunder
  • thundering
  • thunderstorm
  • thunderbolt
  • thunderous
  • thunderstruck
  • Thunderbird
  • thunderclap
  • Thunderer
  • thundercloud
  • thunderously
  • thunderer
  • thundery
  • thunderhead
  • thunderbird
  • thundershower
  • thunderingly
  • thundereth
  • thunderstone
  • thunderation
  • thundrous
  • thunderstricken
  • thundersquall
  • thunderlike
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