Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hansō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱómsōd (“union, gathering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, with, along”) + Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Cognate with Latin consilium (“council, advisory body”); < *consodium, Russian сосе́д (soséd, “neighbour”).

Alternative etymology suggests possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ken-, *(s)kend- (“to split off, secede”). If so, then related to *skinþą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑn.sɔː/

Noun

*hansō f

A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount
A coalition, crowd, multitude, troop

Inflection

Declension of *hansō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hansō	*hansôz
vocative	*hansō	*hansôz
accusative	*hansǭ	*hansōz
genitive	*hansōz	*hansǫ̂
dative	*hansōi	*hansōmaz
instrumental	*hansō	*hansōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hansu
- Old English: hōs
- Old Saxon: hansa, *hensa
  - Middle Low German: hanse, hense (> hensich)
    - (→ Old Frisian: hensoch)
  - → Latin: hansa
    - → Old English: *hanse, *hans
      - ⇒ Old English: *hanshūs
        → Medieval Latin: hanshus (Anglo-Latin)
    - → English: Hanse
    - → French: Hanse
    - → English: Hansa
- Old Dutch: *hansa, *hensa
  - Middle Dutch: hanse, hense
    - Dutch: hanze
- Old High German: hansa
  - Middle High German: hanse, hans
    - German: Hanse
      - → English: Hanse
  - → Old French: hanse
    - Middle French: hanse, hanze
      - French: hanse
    - → Middle English: hanse
      - English: hanse
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 (hansa)

From earlier *hansā:

→ Proto-Samic: *kuossē (“guest”) (see there for further descendants)
→ Proto-Finnic: *kansa (see there for further descendants)