Where does “doner” come from?
doner (Middle High German) comes from Old High German donar, from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Ancestry of “doner”, step by step
doner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German donar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | donar | thunder |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
via Old High German [[donar]], [[thonar]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | [[donar]], [[thonar]] | — |