Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gunþifanō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô. Equivalent to *gunþi +‎ *fanō.

Noun

*gunþifanō m

war banner

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gunþifanō
Genitive	gunþifanini, gunþifanan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gunþifanō	*gunþifanan
Accusative	*gunþifanan	*gunþifanan
Genitive	gunþifanini, gunþifanan	*gunþifananō
Dative	gunþifanini, gunþifanan	*gunþifanum
Instrumental	gunþifanini, gunþifanan	*gunþifanum

Descendants

Old English: gūþfana
Old Saxon: gūđfano
Old High German: gundfano
→ Old French: gonfanon, gonfalon
- French: gonfanon
- → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
  - Dutch: gonfanon
- → Middle English: gonfanon
  - English: gonfanon

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