Proto-West Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “battle” + “hard”
From Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihard, from *gunþi (“battle”) + *hard (“hard”). Equivalent to gūþ + heard. Cognate with Old High German Gundart.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: GuþheardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

