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Latvian
Dundurs
Etymology
Derived from the verb dundēt(“to thunder”), etymologically a variant of dunēt(“to drone, to boom”) (q.v.): both iterative-intensive forms of a no longer existing verb *dunt(“to resound”). The word was originally a reference to the low-pitched buzzing noise made by horseflies. Cognates include Lithuaniandunduris(“thunder, thunderclap”), dundurỹs(“horsefly”), Middle Dutchdunder, GermanDonner(“thunder”).[1]
atgaiņāt dundurus ― to repel, drive away horseflies
rūc kā dundurs ― (s/he) growls like a horsefly (i.e., sings very badly)
dunduri ēda nost zirgus un uzbruka arī cilvēkiem, kur vien varēdami piekļūt un pasūkt asinis ― horseflies ate away the horses and attacked also people, wherever they could go and suck blood
