Etymograph

English

thundersquall

From thunder + squall.

A compound of thunder + squall

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten-

Proto-Germanic *þunraz

Proto-West Germanic *þunr

Old English þunor

Middle English thunder

English thunder

Old Norse skvala ‘to cry out’

Middle English *squalen

English squall

Today it means

noun A squall accompanied by thunder.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thundersquall”. 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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