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 post-Proto-Indo-European / pre-Proto-Germanic *gʷʰn̥tis → *gʷʰuntis → *gʰuntis (with the u causing delabialization of the labial, and hence Germanic *g- rather than *b- as in the other descendants of *gʷʰen- and of *gʷʰ- more generally), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“act of killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣun.θiz/

Noun

*gunþiz f

1. battle

   Synonyms: *badwō, *haþuz, *hildiz, *wīgą

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

Related terms

• *banjō
• *banō
• *banô

Derived terms

• *gunþifanô
• *Gunþiharjaz
• *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.

• Proto-West Germanic: *gunþi
  • Old English: gūþ
    • Middle English: gūth
  • 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)
    • Norwegian: Gunn
  • Icelandic: guður, gunnur
  • Norwegian: gunn (name element)
• Vandalic: *gunþ/*gunðV-