Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anstiz

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 *unnaną +‎ *-þiz, with intrusive *-s- after nasals.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑns.tiz/

Noun

*anstiz f^[1]

favour, affection

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *anstiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*anstiz	*anstīz
vocative	*ansti	*anstīz
accusative	*anstį	*anstinz
genitive	*anstīz	*anstijǫ̂
dative	*anstī	*anstimaz
instrumental	*anstī	*anstimiz

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ansti
- Old English: ǣst, ēst
  - Middle English: este
    - English: est
- Old Frisian: ēst, enst
- Old Saxon: anst
- Old Dutch: anst
  - Middle Dutch: jonst, onst, onste
- Old High German: anst
  - Middle High German: anst
Old Norse: ást, ǫ́st
- Icelandic: ást
- Faroese: ást
- Norwegian Nynorsk: åst
- Norwegian Bokmål: åst
- Danish: ast
- → Swedish: ast
Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts)

References

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

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ansti-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

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