Where does “Gunter's line” come from?
Gunter's line (English) comes from English Gunter, from German Günther, from Old High German Gundheri, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic Gunþiharjaz, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Gunter's line (English): A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for...
Definitions
- A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for...
Ancestry of “Gunter's line”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gunter | used in medieval England |
| 2 | German | Günther | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Gundheri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *Gunþihari | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Gunþiharjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |