Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anstijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *anstiz (favour, affection) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ˈɑns.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*anstijaną[1]

  1. to ask, request
  2. to like, to appreciate
  3. to rejoice

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *anstijan
    • Old English: ēstan, œ̄stan
    • Old High German: *ensten
  • Old Norse: æsta

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*anstjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 21