Where does “gunflint” come from?
gunflint (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-.
gunflint (English): The piece of flint or other suitable natural...
Definitions
- The piece of flint or other suitable natural...
Ancestry of “gunflint”, step by step
gunflint 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 Flint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Flint | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | flynt | Any of a group of solid stones, especially... |
| 3 | Old English | flint | flint |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flint | peddle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flintaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | splind- | to split, cleave; split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)plei- | to split, splice; to divide, split, splice |