Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gunþiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*haþuz

Derived terms

*gunþifanô
*Gunþialbiz
*Gunþiharjaz
*Gunþihrabnaz
*Gunþilaibaz
*Gunþiwulfaz

Descendants

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

Old English: gūþ
- Middle English: gūth
Old High German: *gund (in compounds)
Old Norse: guðr, gunnr, Gunnhildr
- Icelandic: gunnur, Gunnhildur
- Faroese: Gunnhild
- Danish: Gunhild
- Norwegian: Gunnhild, Gunn
- Swedish: Gunhild
- Middle English: Gunhilda > gunne
  - English: gun
    - Manx: gunn
    - Volapük: gün