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Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚨᛊᚢᛉ

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This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

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Pronunciation

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Considering that nasal vowels in equivalent positions were preserved in Old Icelandic as late as the 1100s, the root vowel was certainly nasal.

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (god), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (to engender, beget). Cognate with Old English ōs, Old Saxon ās, Old High German ans-.

Noun

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*ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ /ą̄suʀ/) m

  1. (Germanic paganism) a god, deity

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: áss
    • Icelandic: ás m
      • Swedish: as c
      • Danish: as c
    • Faroese: ásur m
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ås m
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ås m
    • Swedish: ås c (learned)