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
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