Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gunþiharjaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gunþiz (“battle”) +‎ *harjaz (“warrior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣun.θi.ˌxɑr.jɑz/

Proper noun

*Gunþiharjaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *Gunþiharjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Gunþiharjaz
vocative	*Gunþihari
accusative	*Gunþiharją
genitive	*Gunþiharjas, *Gunþiharis
dative	*Gunþiharjai
instrumental	*Gunþiharjō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gunþihari
  • Old Dutch: *Guntheri (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: Guntheer
  • German: Gunther
    • → English: Gunter
• Old Norse: Gunnarr
  • Icelandic: Gunnar
  • Faroese: Gunnar
  • Norwegian: Gunna(r), Gon(n)ar, Gunnår
  • Old Swedish: Gunnar
    • Swedish: Gunnar
  • Danish: Gunder, → Gunnar
    • → Faroese: Gundur
    • → Norwegian: Gunder, Gunner
  • → Estonian: Gunnar, Kunnar
• Suevic or Gothic:
  • → Late Latin: Gundiarius
    • Galician: Gontar, Gonxar, Gonzar (place names)

References

• Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 164.