Etymograph

English

thundershower

From thunder + shower.

A compound of thunder + shower

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten-

Proto-Germanic *þunraz

Proto-West Germanic *þunr

Old English þunor

Middle English thunder

English thunder

Proto-Germanic *skūrō ‘storm’

Proto-West Germanic *skūru

Old English sċūr

Middle English schour

English shower

Today it means

noun A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thundershower”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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