Appendix:Proto-Germanic/ansuz

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This entry contains Proto-Germanic 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.

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Proto-Germanic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (to engender, beget). Cognate with Avestan aŋhū (lord, lifetime), ahura (godhood), Sanskrit  (ásu-, life force, spirit), असुर (ásura, spirit), Hittite hass- (to procreate, give birth), Tocharian B ās- (to produce) and possibly Old Armenian այս (ays, evil spirit).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈɑn.suz/

Noun [edit]

*ansuz m

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

Declension [edit]


Descendants [edit]