Where does “gunsteling” come from?

gunsteling (Dutch) comes from Dutch gunst, 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.

gunsteling (Dutch): beneficiary

Definitions

  1. beneficiary

Ancestry of “gunsteling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgunstfavour; good grief, gosh
2Middle Dutchgunst—
3Middle Dutchonst—
4Old Dutchanstfavour
5Proto-West Germanicunstifavour; affection; storm
6Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
7Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
8Proto-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 →
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