Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gunþifanō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô. Equivalent to *gunþi +‎ *fanō.

Noun

*gunþifanō m

1. war banner

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gunþifanō
Genitive	*gunþifanini, *gunþifanan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gunþifanō	*gunþifanan
Accusative	*gunþifanan	*gunþifanan
Genitive	*gunþifanini, *gunþifanan	*gunþifananō
Dative	*gunþifanini, *gunþifanan	*gunþifanum
Instrumental	*gunþifanini, *gunþifanan	*gunþifanum

Descendants

• Old English: gūþfana
• Old Saxon: gūthfano
• Old High German: gundfano
• → Old French: gonfanon, gonfalon
  • French: gonfanon
  • → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
    • Dutch: gonfanon
  • → Middle English: gonfanon
    • English: gonfanon