Where does “ansuz” come from?

ansuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ansuz (Proto-Germanic): deity, god; name of the A-rune

Definitions

  1. deity, god; name of the A-rune

Ancestry of “ansuz”, step by step

ansuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German helm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelmhelmet
2Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
3Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Proto-Indo-European h₂émsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂émsusking, lord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

Words derived from “ansuz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →