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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

  1. 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

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Derived terms

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
    • Old Dutch: *gunth (in compounds)
    • Old Saxon: gūthia
    • Old High German: *gundia, *gunda (in compounds)
  • Old Norse: guðr, gunnr
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Guðr, Gunnr (name of a Valkyrie)
    • Icelandic: guður, gunnur
    • Norwegian: gunn (name element)
  • Vandalic: *gunþ/*gunðV-
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