ans-

    ans-

    English meaning: favourable

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “wohlgeneigt, gũnstig sein”

    Material: Goth. ansts f., O.H.G. anst and (zero grade) unst, M.H.G. gunst from *ge-unst, O.E. ēst “ favour, mercy “, O.N. ōst, ǭst “ favour, love “, O.H.G. abanst, abunst, O.S. avunst, O.E. æfest “distrust, resentment, disfavor “; M.H.G. gund m. “ favour “, O.N. ǫf-and f. “ disfavor “; preterit present O.H.G. an, unnum (Inf. unnan, preterit onsta, onda) “ grant “ (gi-unnan), O.S. O.E. unnan “ grant, concede, wish “, O.N. unna (ann, unnom, preterit unnan from *unÞa) “ love, grant, concede “. un-nu-m (from *unz-nu-m-) is an old present the neu-, nuclass, wherefore the new sg. ann. Which root beginning as Gmc. an-, un-, has in ansts the suffix compound -s-ti- to see (see Brugmann Grdr. II2 2, 437), while M.H.G. gund, O.N. ǫfund the easier one contained -ti-. However, is because of Common Gmc. *anst(s) root probably as Gmc. ans-, uns- to begin (Kluge ZfdtWtf. 9, 317, Brugmann Grdr. II2 3, 332), unnum consequently originated from *unz-num (IE *n̥s-nu-me), whereupon then sg. ann, and new weak preterit *un-Þa (O.H.G. onda, O.N. unna) beside O.H.G. onsta, O.S. gi-onsta; then also M.H.G. gund, O.N. ǫfund (suffix-ti-) new creations have become after s- part to unnum, unnO.N. Also Gk. προσ-ηνής “friendly”, ἀπ-ηνής “unkind, hard” (: ab-unst) is the most likely = *προσ-, ἀπ-ανσής (see Brugmann aaO.). In divergent formal judgement Bechtel Lexil covers. 49 Gk. - ᾱνής on neutr. Subst. *ůnos whose suffixale zero grade lies as a basis Gmc. *an-s-ti-.

    References: WP. I 68, Feist 53.