Where does “gunþifanô” come from?

gunþifanô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gunþifanô (Proto-Germanic): war banner

Definitions

  1. war banner

Ancestry of “gunþifanô”, step by step

gunþifanô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gunþiz

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

via Proto-Germanic fanô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “gunþifanô”

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