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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ansuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus, from *h₂ems- (to engender, beget). Compare Hittite 𒈗𒍑 (ḫa-aš-šu-uš /⁠ḫaššuš⁠/, king), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎 (ahu, lord), 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎 (aŋhu, lord; life, existence), Sanskrit असु (ásu, spirit, life-force, life), असुर (ásura, godlike, powerful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.suz/

Noun

*ansuz m[1]

  1. deity, god
  2. name of the A-rune ()

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *ansuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ansuz *ansiwiz
vocative *ansu *ansiwiz
accusative *ansų *ansunz
genitive *ansauz *ansiwǫ̂
dative *ansiwi *ansumaz
instrumental *ansū *ansumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ansu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30
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