Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Þunr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Þunraz (“Thor”). Equilavent personification to *þunr (“thunder”).

Proper noun

*Þunr m

  1. Thor, god of thunder

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *Þunr(a)
Genitive *Þunras
Singular Plural
Nominative *Þunr(a) *Þunrōs
Accusative *Þunr(a) *Þunrā
Genitive *Þunras *Þunrō
Dative *Þunrē *Þunrum
Instrumental *Þunru *Þunrum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *Þonr

Descendants

  • Old English: Þunor, Þūr, Þor
    • → English: Thunor (learned)
  • Old Saxon: Thunær [9th c. CE, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow]
  • Old High German: Donar
    • → German: Donar (learned)
    • → Dutch: Donar (learned)
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