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Where does “donar” come from?

donar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þunr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

donar (Old High German): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “donar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “donar”

  • Donnerwetter
  • Donner
  • doner
  • donder
  • donre
  • Donner
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