Where does “Gunn” come from?

Gunn derives from Old Norse gunnr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to ker- and bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Gunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
2Old Norseguðrbattle, war
3Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →
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