Where does “guðr” come from?

guðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

guðr (Old Norse): battle, war

Definitions

  1. battle, war

Ancestry of “guðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “guðr”

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