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Where does “gandaz” come from?

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

gandaz (Proto-Germanic): stick, staff

Definitions

  1. stick, staff

Ancestry of “gandaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gandaz”

  • Gandalf
  • Gandalfish
  • Jörmungandr
  • Gandalfian
  • Гэндальф
  • ヨルムンガンド
  • Gandalf
  • gandur
  • gandr
  • Jǫrmungandr
  • Gandálfr
  • gandur
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