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
Ancestry of “þunr”, step by step
þunr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic Þunraz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
via Germanic *þunraz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *þunraz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |
Words derived from “þunr”