“war”
30 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 18 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. German carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Gund initial · Wig initial · gunda final · gunde final · gundis final
- Gundbrun
Gund war + brun brown
war brown
- Gundnand
Gund war + nand daring
war daring
- Gundfried
Gund war + fried peace
war peace
- Wigbrun
Wig war + brun brown
war brown
- Wigher
Wig war + her army
war army
- Wiggang
Wig war + gang path
war path
- Ansgunda
Ans god + gunda war
god war
- Volkgunda
Volk folk + gunda war
folk war
- Reingunda
Rein advice + gunda war
advice war
- Richgunde
Rich ruler + gunde war
ruler war
- Meingunde
Mein strength + gunde war
strength war
- Swangunde
Swan white waterbird + gunde war
white waterbird war
Gont initial · gonde final · gunde final
- Gontouin
Gont war + ouin friend
war friend
- Gontolphe
Gont war + olphe wolf
war wolf
- Gontaume
Gont war + aume helmet
war helmet
- Prudgonde
Prud prudent + gonde war
prudent war
- Congonde
Con daring + gonde war
daring war
- Justgonde
Just righteous + gonde war
righteous war
- Edgunde
Ed wealth + gunde war
wealth war
- Blanchgunde
Blanch white + gunde war
white war
- Richgunde
Rich ruler + gunde war
ruler war
Bel initial · Bella initial · gund final
- Belleud
Bel war + leud people
war people
- Belfred
Bel war + fred peace
war peace
- Belhug
Bel war + hug mind
war mind
- Bellagilda
Bella war + gilda tribute
war tribute
- Bellaburg
Bella war + burg fortress
war fortress
- Bellabota
Bella war + bota messenger
war messenger
- Ventiagund
Ventia wind + gund war
wind war
- Truciagund
Trucia fierce + gund war
fierce war
- Caelagund
Caela sky + gund war
sky war
Gun initial · gunda final · gund final
- Gunhild
Gun war + hild battle
war battle
- Gunher
Gun war + her army
war army
- Gunwin
Gun war + win friend
war friend
- Mahgunda
Mah might + gunda war
might war
- Avagunda
Ava desired + gunda war
desired war
- Fredgunda
Fred peace + gunda war
peace war
- Roygund
Roy king + gund war
king war
- Wiggund
Wig battle + gund war
battle war
- Clairgund
Clair bright + gund war
bright war
orz final · ruz final · Kaz initial
- Urgorz
Urg great + orz war
great war
- Grubborz
Grubb grub + orz war
grub war
- Snagorz
Snag snare + orz war
snare war
- Ugraruz
Ugra ugly + ruz war
ugly war
- Zogaruz
Zoga boss + ruz war
boss war
- Grisharuz
Grisha blood + ruz war
blood war
- Kazluk
Kaz war + luk eye
war eye
- Kazuz
Kaz war + uz spawn
war spawn
- Kazkul
Kaz war + kul skull
war skull
wig final · gund final
- Ironwig
Iron hard metal + wig war
hard metal war
- Sootwig
Soot settled smoke + wig war
settled smoke war
- Cinderwig
Cinder burnt slag + wig war
burnt slag war
- Powdergund
Powder fine dust + gund war
fine dust war
- Ivorygund
Ivory elephant tooth + gund war
elephant tooth war
- Violetgund
Violet purple woodland flower + gund war
purple woodland flower war
Gunn initial · gunda final
- Gunnrinn
Gunn war + rinn ring
war ring
- Gunndris
Gunn war + dris lady
war lady
- Gunnhild
Gunn war + hild battle
war battle
- Salagunda
Sala salt + gunda war
salt war
- Ragngunda
Ragn counsel + gunda war
counsel war
- Valdagunda
Valda ruler + gunda war
ruler war
Wig initial · gith final
- Wigrun
Wig war + run secret
war secret
- Wigbald
Wig war + bald bold
war bold
- Wigbearn
Wig war + bearn child
war child
- Eadgith
Ead wealth + gith war
wealth war
- Selegith
Sele hall + gith war
hall war
- Wardgith
Ward guard + gith war
guard war
Krieg initial · gunda final
- Kriegstadt
Krieg war + stadt town
war-town
- Krieghelm
Krieg war + helm helmet
war-helmet
- Krieggrimm
Krieg war + grimm wrath
war-wrath
- Vladagunda
Vlada rule + gunda war
rule-war
- Vesnagunda
Vesna spring + gunda war
spring-war
- Milenagunda
Milena gracious + gunda war
gracious-war
Krav initial
- Kravethun
Krav war + ethun kept word
war kept word
- Kravavash
Krav war + avash burning banner
war burning banner
- Kravimakh
Krav war + imakh storm wing
war storm wing
chad final
- Roschad
Ros wood + chad war
wood war
- Flannchad
Flann red + chad war
red war
- Begchad
Beg small + chad war
small war
viggo final
- Espen Viggo
Espen divine bear + viggo war
divine bear and war
- Harald Viggo
Harald army ruler + viggo war
army ruler and war
- Egil Viggo
Egil terror + viggo war
terror and war
Marti initial
- Martilind
Marti war + lind shield
war shield
- Martibod
Marti war + bod messenger
war messenger
- Martiard
Marti war + ard hardy
war hardy
chad final
- Muirchad
Muir sea + chad war
sea war
- Benchad
Ben mountain + chad war
mountain war
- Somerchad
Somer summer + chad war
summer war
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “war”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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