Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gunþifanô

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”) +‎ *fanô (“flag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣun.θi.ˌɸɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*gunþifanô m

  1. war banner

Inflection

Declension of *gunþifanô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gunþifanô *gunþifananiz
vocative *gunþifanô *gunþifananiz
accusative *gunþifananų *gunþifananunz
genitive *gunþifaniniz *gunþifananǫ̂
dative *gunþifanini *gunþifanammaz
instrumental *gunþifaninē *gunþifanammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gunþifanō
    • Old English: gūþfana
    • Old Saxon: gūthfano
    • Old High German: gundfano
    • → Old French: gonfanon, gonfalon
  • Old Norse: gunnfani
    • Icelandic: gunnfáni
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