Etymology

Gunther

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Today it means: A male given name from German. Full definition →

German Gunther ← Old High German Gundheri ← Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
  3. Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ker-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kóryos
  6. Proto-Germanic*harjaz
  7. Proto-Germanic*Gunþiharjaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*Gunþihari
  9. Old High GermanGundheri
  10. GermanGunther
  11. English todayGunther

Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

Words from the same roots

GermanGunther all →

gunter

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