ansu-, n̥su-

English meaning                      ghost, demon

German meaning                     `Geist, Dämon'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                 

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. ásu-, av. aŋhu- `Lebenshauch, Welt', davon ai. ásu-ra-, av. ahura- `Machthaber' (*n̥su-); ven. ahsu- (= āsu-) `Kultbild' = germ. *ansuz `Gott, Ase' in aisl. āss, run. a[n]suR, ags. ōs `Ase', got.-lat. anses `Halbgötter'.

References                              H. Güntert Der ar. Weltkönig 102, Feist 52 b.

See also                                   Vielleicht zu an(ə)- `atmen'.

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