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Where does “þunr” come from?

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

þunr (Proto-West Germanic): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “þunr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þunr”

  • thunder
  • thundering
  • thunderstorm
  • thunderbolt
  • thunderous
  • thunderstruck
  • Thunderbird
  • thunderclap
  • Thunderer
  • thundercloud
  • thunderously
  • thunderer
  • thundery
  • thunderhead
  • thunderbird
  • thundershower
  • thunderingly
  • thundereth
  • thunderstone
  • thunderation
  • thundrous
  • thunderstricken
  • thundersquall
  • thunderlike
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