Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gunþiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“act of killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣun.θiz/

Noun

*gunþiz f

battle

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *gunþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gunþiz	*gunþīz
vocative	*gunþi	*gunþīz
accusative	*gunþį	*gunþinz
genitive	*gunþīz	*gunþijǫ̂
dative	*gunþī	*gunþimaz
instrumental	*gunþī	*gunþimiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

*gunþifanô
*Blīþigunþiz
*Gunþibrandaz
*Gunþiharjaz
*Gunþihildiz
*Gunþilaibaz
*Gunþimēraz
*Gunþiwulfaz

Descendants

In addition to these regular words, the word also survives in many personal names such as Gunnar and the Spanish name Gonzalo.

Proto-West Germanic: *gunþi
- Old English: gūþ
  - Middle English: gūth
- Old Saxon: *gūthia (in compounds)
- Old High German: *gundia, *gunda (in compounds)
Old Norse: guðr, gunnr
- ⇒ Old Norse: Guðr, Gunnr (name of a Valkyrie)
  - Norwegian: Gunn
- Icelandic: guður, gunnur
- Norwegian: gunn (name element)
Vandalic: *gunþ/*gunðV-

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