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
Ancestry of “gunst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gunst | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | onst | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | anst | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | unsti | favour; affection; storm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | undiz | favour; affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |
Words derived from “gunst”