Where does “Günther” come from?
Günther (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “Günther”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | Gundheri | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *Gunþihari | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Gunþiharjaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |