Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Andaswaraz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Meaning “one who answers”, based on *andaswarō and related terms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.dɑˌswɑ.rɑz/

Proper noun

*Andaswaraz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Andaswaraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Andaswaraz
vocative	*Andaswar
accusative	*Andaswarą
genitive	Andaswaras, Andaswaris
dative	*Andaswarai
instrumental	*Andaswarō

Descendants

Old Norse: Ǫzurr, Andsvarr, Ansurr, Azurr
- Icelandic: Össur, Özur
- Faroese: Øssur, Øksur
- Old Norwegian: Ozor, Øzor
  - Norwegian: Assar, Asser (lack of u-mutation suggests Danish and Swedish influence)
- Old Swedish: Ansvar, Azur
  - Swedish: Assar
- Old Danish: Azur, Aswar
  - Danish: Adser, Asser
Gothic or Suevic:
- → Late Latin: Ansuarius
  - Galician: Ansoar, Ansar

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “Össur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Peterson, Lena (2007) “An(d)svarr/Ansurr/Assurr/Ǫssurr”, in Nordiskt runnamnslexikon‎^[1] (in Swedish), 5th edition, Uppsala
Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 76.