Etymology

Óðr

Today it means: In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wōþuz ← Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weh₂t-
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wōþuz“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”
  3. English todayÓðr

From Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-. Cognate with Old English wod and German Wut.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*weh₂t- all →

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