“war”
28 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 16 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 swan + gunde war
swan war
orz final · ruz final · Kaz initial · War initial
- Uggorz
Ugg ugly + orz war
ugly war
- Snagorz
Snag snag + orz war
snag war
- Durgorz
Durg iron + orz war
iron war
- Ugraruz
Ugra ugly + ruz war
ugly war
- Karzaruz
Karza scar + ruz war
scar war
- Rokaruz
Roka crag + ruz war
crag war
- Kazkag
Kaz war + kag pen
war pen
- Kazgnak
Kaz war + gnak bite
war bite
- Kazur
Kaz war + ur old
war old
- Warchopper
War war + chopper chopper
war chopper
- Warbreaker
War war + breaker breaker
war breaker
- Warjaw
War war + jaw jaw
war jaw
Gont initial · gonde final · gunde final
- Gontelin
Gont war + elin little
war little
- Gontbald
Gont war + bald bold
war bold
- Gontaut
Gont war + aut rule
war rule
- Silgonde
Sil forest + gonde war
forest war
- Richgonde
Rich ruler + gonde war
ruler war
- Bathgonde
Bath battle + gonde war
battle war
- Gaugunde
Gau rule + gunde war
rule war
- Frégunde
Fré peace + gunde war
peace war
- Victgunde
Vict victor + gunde war
victor war
Bel initial · Bella initial · gund final
- Belmod
Bel war + mod courage
war courage
- Belbert
Bel war + bert bright
war bright
- Belhart
Bel war + hart stag
war stag
- Bellastana
Bella war + stana stone
war stone
- Bellawulfa
Bella war + wulfa wolf
war wolf
- Bellafara
Bella war + fara journey
war journey
- Valagund
Vala strength + gund war
strength war
- Corvinagund
Corvina raven + gund war
raven war
- Sanctagund
Sancta holy + gund war
holy war
Gun initial · gunda final · gund final
- Gunrand
Gun war + rand shield
war shield
- Gunwald
Gun war + wald rule
war rule
- Gunfort
Gun war + fort strong
war strong
- Godgunda
God god + gunda war
god war
- Tilgunda
Til might + gunda war
might war
- Fredgunda
Fred peace + gunda war
peace war
- Francgund
Franc free + gund war
free war
- Radgund
Rad counsel + gund war
counsel war
- Beaugund
Beau fair + gund war
fair war
wig final · gund final
- Russwig
Russ russet + wig war
russet war
- Hazelwig
Hazel nut tree + wig war
nut tree war
- Umberwig
Umber earth brown + wig war
earth brown war
- Moongund
Moon month measurer + gund war
month measurer war
- Ashgund
Ash fire dust + gund war
fire dust war
- Dawngund
Dawn first light + gund war
first light war
Gunn initial · gunda final
- Gunngyda
Gunn war + gyda gift
war gift
- Gunnthyr
Gunn war + thyr shelter
war shelter
- Gunnskjold
Gunn war + skjold bulwark
war bulwark
- Svanagunda
Svana swan + gunda war
swan war
- Katlagunda
Katla cauldron + gunda war
cauldron war
- Rindagunda
Rinda bark + gunda war
bark war
Krieg initial · gunda final
- Kriegianu
Krieg war + ianu of
war-of
- Kriegklaue
Krieg war + klaue claw
war-claw
- Kriegbert
Krieg war + bert bright
war-bright
- Terezagunda
Tereza harvester + gunda war
harvester-war
- Noctgunda
Noct night + gunda war
night-war
- Ludmilagunda
Ludmila people's love + gunda war
people's love-war
Krav initial
- Kravazzun
Krav war + azzun first hoard
war first hoard
- Kravulvar
Krav war + ulvar red flame
war red flame
- Kravossar
Krav war + ossar black sand
war black sand
chad final
- Conchad
Con hound + chad war
hound war
- Brenchad
Bren prince + chad war
prince war
- Faelchad
Fael wolf + chad war
wolf war
Marti initial
- Martivart
Marti war + vart watch
war watch
- Martimod
Marti war + mod courage
war courage
- Martibrand
Marti war + brand sword
war sword
chad final
- Glaschad
Glas grey-green + chad war
grey-green war
- Trenchad
Tren strong + chad war
strong war
- Torchad
Tor mound + chad war
mound 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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