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. (Germanic mythology) 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)
  • ⇒ Old High German: ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) [6th–7th c. CE, Nordendorf fibula]