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Gunzo
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Old High German
Alternative forms
goh Cunzho<ll:Bavarian><qq:8th C. >
goh Chonzo Chunzo Cuntzo Cunzo
goh Gonzo<qq:10th-11th C. >
Etymology
From goh gunda battle, fight -zo diminutive suffix, perhaps from goh gmw-pro *-iti ~ gmw-pro *-ittjas (from goh gem-pro *-itją)1667 germ. suffix -itja + gmw-pro *-ō. Some forms such as Chunzo and Chonzo are possibly derived instead from goh kund known, familiar, compare ang Cuþa. Unrelated to en gonzo.
Proper noun
m goh Alemannic
goh male, a goh Gundahhar,Gundheri,Gundolf,Gundrāt etc. 10th C.
Related terms
goh Gunza f
goh Gunzi m
References
406 g 238 gunth-z