donder
Afrikaans
Etymology
Verb
donder (present donder, present participle donderende, past participle gedonder)
- (intransitive) to plummet, tumble
- Die ou verloor sy balaans en donder agteroor van sy stoel af.
- The pupil lost his balance and tumbled backwards off his chair.
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch donre, donner, donder, from Old Dutch *thunar, *thonar, from Proto-Germanic *þunraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-. Compare German Donner, West Frisian tonger, English thunder.
Noun
donder m (uncountable)
- thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm)
- (informal) the head or body
- (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing)
- Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit!
- What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing!
- Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit!
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
donder
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