Where does “minigunner” come from?

minigunner (English) comes from English minigun, 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.

minigunner (English): One who operates a minigun

Definitions

  1. One who operates a minigun

Ancestry of “minigunner”, step by step

minigunner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English minigun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminigunA machine gun with several rotating barrels,...
2EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
3Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
4Old NorseGunnhildr
5Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
6Old Norseguðrbattle, war
7Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis