| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| 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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