Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anstiz

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 *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) +‎ *-þiz, with intrusive *-s- after nasals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑns.tiz/

Noun

*anstiz f

1. favour, affection

Inflection

Declension of *anstiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*anstiz	*anstīz
vocative	*ansti	*anstīz
accusative	*anstį	*anstinz
genitive	*anstīz	*anstijǫ̂
dative	*anstī	*anstimaz
instrumental	*anstī	*anstimiz

Derived terms

• *anstijaną
• *anstīgaz

Related terms

• *undiz
• *unnaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ansti
  • Old English: ǣst, ēst
    • Middle English: este
      • English: est
  • Old Frisian: ēst, enst
  • Old Saxon: anst
  • Old Dutch: anst
  • Old High German: anst
    • Middle High German: anst
• Old Norse: ást, ǫ́st
  • Icelandic: ást
  • Faroese: ást
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åst
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åst
  • Danish: ast
  • → Swedish: ast
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts)