Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gunþiharjaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gunþiz (“battle”) +‎ *harjaz (“warrior”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣun.θi.ˌxɑr.jɑz/

Proper noun

*Gunþiharjaz m

a male given name

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *Gunþiharjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gunþiharjaz
vocative	*Gunþihari
accusative	*Gunþiharją
genitive	Gunþiharjas, Gunþiharis
dative	*Gunþiharjai
instrumental	*Gunþiharjō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Gunþihari
- German: Gunther
  - → English: Gunter
Old Norse: Gunnarr
- Icelandic: Gunnar
- Faroese: Gunnar
- Norwegian: Gunna(r), Gon(n)ar, Gunnår
- Swedish: Gunnar
- Danish: Gunder, → Gunnar
  - → Faroese: Gundur
  - → Norwegian: Gunder, Gunner
- → Estonian: Gunnar, Kunnar
Suevic or Gothic:
- → Late Latin: Gundiarius
  - Galician: Gontar, Gonxar, Gonzar (place names)

References

Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 164.

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