Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Andaswaraz

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

Meaning “one who answers”, based on *andaswarō and related terms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.dɑˌswɑ.rɑz/

Proper noun

*Andaswaraz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Andaswaraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Andaswaraz
vocative	*Andaswar
accusative	*Andaswarą
genitive	*Andaswaras, *Andaswaris
dative	*Andaswarai
instrumental	*Andaswarō

Descendants

• Old Norse: Ǫzurr, Andsvarr, Ansurr, Azurr
  • Icelandic: Össur, Özur
  • Faroese: Øssur, Øksur
  • Old Norwegian: Ozor, Øzor
    • Norwegian: Assar, Asser (lack of u-mutation suggests Danish and Swedish influence)
  • Old Swedish: Ansvar, Azur
    • Swedish: Assar
  • Old Danish: Azur, Aswar
    • Danish: Adser, Asser
• Gothic or Suevic:
  • → Late Latin: Ansuarius
    • Galician: Ansoar, Ansar

References

• “Össur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “An(d)svarr/Ansurr/Assurr/Ǫssurr” in: Lena Peterson — Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. 5th edition, Uppsala 2007.
• Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 76.