Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gunþifanô

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”) +‎ *fanô (“flag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣun.θi.ˌɸɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*gunþifanô m

1. war banner

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *gunþifanô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gunþifanô	*gunþifananiz
vocative	*gunþifanô	*gunþifananiz
accusative	*gunþifananų	*gunþifananunz
genitive	*gunþifaniniz	*gunþifananǫ̂
dative	*gunþifanini	*gunþifanammaz
instrumental	*gunþifaninē	*gunþifanammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gunþifanō
  • Old English: gūþfana
  • Old Saxon: gūthfano
  • Old High German: gundfano
  • → Old French: gonfanon, gonfalon
    • French: gonfanon
    • → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
      • Dutch: gonfanon
    • → Middle English: gonfanon
      • English: gonfanon
• Old Norse: gunnfani
  • Icelandic: gunnfáni