Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ansijō

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

ansijôz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens-yeh₂. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἡνία pl (hēnía, “rein”), Latin ānsa (“handle”), Old Irish éisi pl (“reins”), Lithuanian ąsà (“jug handle”), Latvian ùoss (“jug handle”), Old Prussian ansis (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.si.jɔː/

Noun

*ansijō f

1. handle (of a cup or bowl which forms a loop or half-loop)
2. eyelet, eye (of a needle)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ansijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ansijō	*ansijôz
vocative	*ansijō	*ansijôz
accusative	*ansijǭ	*ansijōz
genitive	*ansijōz	*ansijǫ̂
dative	*ansijōi	*ansijōmaz
instrumental	*ansijō	*ansijōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ansiju, *ą̄siju (North Sea Germanic)
  • 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
• Old Norse: æs
  • Icelandic: æs
  • Faroese: æs
  • Norwegian: æs
• → Proto-Finnic: *ohja (see there for further descendants)