Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hansō

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱómsōd (“union, gathering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, with, along”). Cognate with Latin consilium (“council, advisory body”); < *consodium, Russian сосе́д (soséd, “neighbour”), Latin cum (“with”).

Alternative etymology suggests possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ken-, *(s)kend- (“to split off, secede”). If so, then related to *skinþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑn.sɔː/

Noun

*hansō f

1. A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount
2. A coalition, crowd, multitude, troop

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hansō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hansō	*hansôz
vocative	*hansō	*hansôz
accusative	*hansǭ	*hansōz
genitive	*hansōz	*hansǫ̂
dative	*hansōi	*hansōmaz
instrumental	*hansō	*hansōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hansu
  • Old English: hōs
  • Old Saxon: hansa, *hensa
    • Middle Low German: hanse, hense (> hensich)
      • (→ Old Frisian: hensoch)
    • → Latin: hansa
      • → Old English: *hanse, *hans
        • ⇒ Old English: *hanshūs
          • → Medieval Latin: hanshus (Anglo-Latin)
      • → English: Hanse
      • → French: Hanse
      • → English: Hansa
  • Old Dutch: *hansa, *hensa
    • Middle Dutch: hanse, hense
      • Dutch: hanze
  • Old High German: hansa
    • Middle High German: hanse, hans
      • German: Hanse
        • → English: Hanse
    • → Old French: hanse
      • Middle French: hanse, hanze
        • French: hanse
      • → Middle English: hanse
        • English: hanse
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 (hansa)

From earlier *hansā:

• (see there for further descendants)
• • Finnish: kansa