Where does “gunne” come from?

gunne (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gunne (Middle English): A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...

Definitions

  1. A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...

Ancestry of “gunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGunnhildr—
2Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
3Old Norseguðrbattle, war
4Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “gunne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →