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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ansiju

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ansijō.

Noun

*ansiju f

  1. (North Sea Germanic) eyelet
  2. (North Sea Germanic) eye of a needle

Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *ansiju
Genitive *ansijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *ansiju *ansijō
Accusative *ansijā *ansijā
Genitive *ansijā *ansijō
Dative *ansijē *ansijōm, *ansijum
Instrumental *ansiju *ansijōm, *ansijum

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: *ōse, *ōs
    • North Frisian: ous
    • Saterland Frisian: Oose
    • West Frisian: oes
  • Old Saxon: *ōsia
    • Middle Low German: ö̂se, oese, o̊se, ouse, osse
      • German Low German:
        Dortmunder, Westphalian (Sauerländisch (Niedersfeld, Olpe)): Ööse
        Old Prussian, Westphalian (Bentheimisch, East Westphalian (Lippe)): Öse
        Sauerländisch: Oise, Öüse (Attendorn, Drolshagen), Ööese (Wenden)
      • → Middle High German: ōse
  • >? Old High German: *ansa, ensa
  • → Vulgar Latin: *ansia, *āsia (“loop, eyelet, pot handle, cup handle, arms akimbo, elbow room”) (possibly)
    • Old French: aise, eise (“elbow room, opportunity”)
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