Etymology

Vanatru

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Today it means: A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities. Full definition →

Old Norse vanir
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromvanir“Vanir”
  2. English todayVanatru

From Old Norse vanir (“Vanir”) + trú (“faith”), after the pattern of Ásatrú.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsevanir all →

Vanir

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.