ansu- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	ansu-
DEFINITION:	Spirit, demon. Oldest form ₂e/onsu-, colored to ₂a/onsu-. 1. Aesir; Asgard, from Old Norse ss, god, from Germanic ansu-. 2. Suffixed zero-grade form su-ro-. Ahura Mazda, Ormazd, from Avestan ahura-, spirit, lord. (Pokorny ansu- 48.)


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