Where does “anst” come from?

anst (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic unsti, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

anst (Old Dutch): favour

Definitions

  1. favour

Ancestry of “anst”, step by step

anst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic unsti

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

via Proto-West Germanic *ansti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
2Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection

Words derived from “anst”

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