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Where does “Gunnolvur” come from?

Gunnolvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Gunnólfr, from Proto-Germanic Gunþiwulfaz, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Gunnolvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGunnólfr—
2Proto-GermanicGunþiwulfaz—
3Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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