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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *ánsu-z, *ánsi-z (*ans-s)
Meaning: deity
Gothic: Lat acc. pl. ansis = sēmideōs (Iordanes 76:13)
Old Norse: ās-s, ōs-s m. `Gott, Ase'; Run. Norw asu-gasδir
Old Danish: Run. asu-gisalas
Old English: ōs `divinity, god'
Old Saxon: ās- in PN
Old High German: ansi-, ans- in PN
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Proto-IE: *Ans- <PIH *H->
Meaning: deity
Hittite: hassu- c. 'König', h.l. hasusara- 'Königin'
Old Indian: ásura- `spiritual, divine', m. `spirit, ghost', ásu- m. `breath, life, spirit'
Avestan: ahura- `Gottheit', ahū-, aŋhū- `Herr'
Russ. meaning: божество
Comments: Also compared with Hitt has- (II,I) 'zeugen, gebären', hassa- 'Enkel, Enkelin'; h.l. has(a)- 'erzeugen', hasmi- 'Nachkommenschaft', ; Lyd. eśa- 'Enkel'; Lyk. B qzze, qezm̃mi, χzzãtã (Shevoroshkin), Lyk. A qehñ 'Nachkommenschaft' (Tischler 191 ff). 'Enkel' in HL may be a result of contamination: cf. Hitt. hammasa- 'kleines Kind', Luw. hamsa-, h.l. hamasa- 'Enkel' (see Tischler ibid. and 141-142).
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Number: 93
Root: ansu-, n̥su-
English meaning: ghost, demon
German meaning: `Geist, Dämon'
Material: Ai. ásu-, av. aŋhu- `Lebenshauch, Welt', davon ai. ásu-ra-, av. ahura- `Machthaber' (*n̥su-); ven. ahsu- (= āsu-) `Kultbild' = germ. *ansuz `Gott, Ase' in aisl. āss, run. a[n]suR, ags. ōs `Ase', got.-lat. anses `Halbgötter'.
References: H. Güntert Der ar. Weltkönig 102, Feist 52 b.
See also: Vielleicht zu an(ǝ)- `atmen'.
Pages: 48
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