Where does “gunst” come from?

gunst (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “gunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchonst—
2Old Dutchanstfavour
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 →