Where does “gunst” come from?

gunst (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gunst, from Middle Dutch onst, from Old Dutch anst, from Proto-West Germanic unsti, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gunst (Dutch): favour; good grief, gosh

Definitions

  1. favour; good grief, gosh

Ancestry of “gunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgunst—
2Middle Dutchonst—
3Old Dutchanstfavour
4Proto-West Germanicunstifavour; affection; storm
5Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “gunst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic undiz →