Where does “dunder” come from?

dunder (Polish) comes from German donner, from Middle High German doner, 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...

dunder (Polish): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “dunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandonnerinflection of donnern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germandoner—
3Old High Germandonarthunder
4Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
5Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunr →
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