onweer
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Etymology
From Dutch onweer, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”).
Noun
onweer (uncountable)
- thunderstorm
- Synonyms: donderstorm, donderweer
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”). Cognate with English unweather, German Unwetter, Swedish oväder.
Noun
onweer n (plural onweren, diminutive onweertje n)
- (often uncountable) thunderstorm
Alternative forms
- onweder (archaic)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: onweer
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
onweer
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of onweren
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of onweren
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