Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gunþifanô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

war banner

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension 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

Old English: gūþfana
Frankish: *gundfano
- → Old French: gonfanon, gonfalon
  - French: gonfanon, gonfalon
  - → Middle English: gonfanon, gonfalon
    - English: gonfanon, gonfalon
  - → Italian: gonfalone
  - → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen, gonfaloen
    - Dutch: gonfanon, gonfalon, gonfalone
Old High German: gundfano
Old Norse: gunnfáni

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