Where does “gunnur” come from?

gunnur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gunnur (Icelandic): battle, war

Definitions

  1. battle, war

Ancestry of “gunnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
2Old Norseguðrbattle, war
3Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →