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Where does “thunar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “thunar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thunar”

  • Dunner
  • Donnerweder
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