English
Gunter
Gunter comes from German Gunther, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Gunþiharjazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gunþiharireconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Gundheri
- Germanc. 1650–presentGunther
- EnglishtodayGunter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Gunþiharjazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gunþiharireconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Gundheri
- Germanc. 1650–presentGunther
- EnglishtodayGunter
A compound of *gunþiz ‘battle’ + *harjaz ‘army’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- ‘to strike, slay, kill’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis ‘striking, killing’
Proto-Germanic *gunþiz ‘battle’
Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘army’
Proto-Indo-European *kóryos ‘war, troops’
Proto-Germanic *harjaz ‘army’
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz / Gunter