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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

*ansuz m[1]

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

Inflection edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

References edit

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