thonder
Middle English
/ˈθundər/
noun
Definitions
- Thunder loud noise created during a thunderstorm.
- A thunderstorm storm which accompanies such a loud noise.
- Something which acoustically resembles thunder.
- Lightning especially in contexts referring to destruction
- (rare) A threat or intimidation.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þunor (thunder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þunraz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þunraz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Thunor English
- *(s)ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *þunraz Proto-Germanic
- þunor Old English
- þunresdæg Old English
- þunrian Old English
- þursdæg Old English
- clappe Middle English
- thonder clappe Middle English
- thunder Middle English
- Þórr Old Norse
- donar Old High German
- thonar Old High German
- *þunr gmw-pro
- *thunar Old Dutch
- thunar Old Saxon
- thuner Old Saxon
- thuner Old Frisian