Where does “gunstone” come from?

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

gunstone (Middle English): A cannonball; a missile used by a cannon; A...

Definitions

  1. A cannonball; a missile used by a cannon; A...

Ancestry of “gunstone”, step by step

gunstone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English gunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
2Old NorseGunnhildr—
3Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
4Old Norseguðrbattle, war
5Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Middle English stone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstoneA stone, boulder, or pebble; A solid mass...
2Old Englishstānstone, rock
3Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →