Where does “dundersuccé” come from?
dundersuccé (Swedish) comes from Swedish succé, from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
dundersuccé (Swedish): a huge success, a resounding success, a smash hit
Definitions
- a huge success, a resounding success, a smash hit
Ancestry of “dundersuccé”, step by step
dundersuccé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish succé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | succé | success |
| 2 | French | succès | success; achievement |
| 3 | Middle French | succes | success |
| 4 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 5 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Swedish dunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dunder | a deep, loud noise like from a lightning bolt; booming, thunder |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dunner | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thunar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |