Where does “onst” come from?

onst (Middle Dutch) comes 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 “onst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “onst”

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