Wordwyrt

blunderbuss

Meaningthunder

Common meaning: a short wide-mouthed gun

Journey through time

  1. Dutchdonder‘thunder’source
  2. Dutchdonderbus‘thunder-gun’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthunder-gun → a short wide-mouthed gunblunderbuss‘a short wide-mouthed gun’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch donder ‘thunder’.

Roots

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