Where does “Gunnhildr” come from?

Gunnhildr (Old Norse) 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-.

Ancestry of “Gunnhildr”, step by step

Gunnhildr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Gunnr

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

via Old Norse hildr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehildrbattle
2Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

Words derived from “Gunnhildr”

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