Where does “gunda” come from?

gunda (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gunþi, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gunda (Old High German): battle, fight

Definitions

  1. battle, fight

Ancestry of “gunda”, step by step

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