Where does “gunst” come from?

gunst (Danish) comes from Middle Low German gunst, from Old Saxon unst, from Proto-West Germanic unsti, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gunst (Danish): favour

Definitions

  1. favour

Ancestry of “gunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangunst—
2Old Saxonunst—
3Proto-West Germanicunstifavour; affection; storm
4Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
5Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic undiz →