Thunderous
/ˈθʌn.dər.əs/noun
Full of thunder; loud, deep, and rumbling like thunder.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from the ancient Proto-Indo-European thunder-root *tenh₂-/*tonh₂-, the same family that helped shape thunder-words across multiple Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tenh₂- / *tonh₂-
“a root associated with thunder or a booming sound”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*thun(a)raz
“thunder”
Old English
OE
þunor
“thunder”
Middle English
ME
thonder / thoner
“thunder”
14th–15th Century
English
thunderous
“thunder-like; sounding like thunder”
Modern English
English
thunderous
“extremely loud and deep, like thunder”