Where does “gandr” come from?

gandr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gandaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gandr (Old Norse): magic wand; stick, staff; magic, monster; magic...

Definitions

  1. magic wand; stick, staff; magic, monster; magic...

Ancestry of “gandr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgandazstick, staff
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “gandr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gandaz →