Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ansiju

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *ą̄siju (North Sea Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ansijō.

Noun

*ansiju f

1. (North Sea Germanic) eyelet
2. (North Sea Germanic) eye of a needle

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ansiju
Genitive	*ansijā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ansiju	*ansijō
Accusative	*ansijā	*ansijā
Genitive	*ansijā	*ansijō
Dative	*ansijē	*ansijōm, *ansijum
Instrumental	*ansiju	*ansijōm, *ansijum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *ōse, *ōs
  • North Frisian: ous
  • Saterland Frisian: Oose
  • West Frisian: oes
• Old Saxon: *ōsia
  • Middle Low German: ö̂se, oese, o̊se, ouse, osse
    • German Low German:

      Dortmunder, Westphalian (Sauerländisch (Niedersfeld, Olpe)): Ööse

      Old Prussian, Westphalian (Bentheimisch, East Westphalian (Lippe)): Öse

      Sauerländisch: Oise, Öüse (Attendorn, Drolshagen), Ööese (Wenden)

    • → Middle High German: ōse
      • German: Öse
• >? Old High German: *ansa, ensa
• → Vulgar Latin: *ansia, *āsia (“loop, eyelet, pot handle, cup handle, arms akimbo, elbow room”) (possibly)
  • Old French: aise, eise (“elbow room, opportunity”)
    • Middle French: aise
      • French: aise
    • → Middle English: ese
      • English: ease