Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ansuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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. deity, god
2. name of the A-rune (ᚨ)

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

Descendants

• West Germanic: *ansu
  • Old English: ōs
  • Old Saxon: ās, ōs
• Old Norse: áss, ǫ́ss
  • Icelandic: ás
    • → Swedish: as, ås
      • → Finnish: aasa
    • → Danish: as
  • Faroese: ásur
  • Norwegian: ås