Where does “gunfighter” come from?
gunfighter (English) comes from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
gunfighter (English): A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger
Definitions
- A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger
Ancestry of “gunfighter”, step by step
gunfighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 2 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 5 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via English fighter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fighter | A person who fights; a combatant; A warrior;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fightere | A soldier or combatant; a person in combat |
| 3 | Old English | feohtere | fighter, warrior |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |