Where does “Gunst” come from?

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

Gunst (German): favor

Definitions

  1. favor

Ancestry of “Gunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangunst—
2Old High Germanunst—
3Proto-West Germanicunstifavour; affection; storm
4Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
5Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
6Proto-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 →