Where does “דונער” come from?

דונער (Yiddish) comes 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...

דונער (Yiddish): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “דונער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandoner—
2Old High Germandonarthunder
3Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
4Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
5Proto-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 →