Where does “donre” come from?

donre (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 “donre”, step by step

donre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German donar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandonarthunder
2Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

via Old High German thonar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanthonarAlternative form of donar

via Middle High German duner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanduner—

Words derived from “donre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunr →