Etymology

Woden

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Today it means: The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war (corresponding to Odin), especially in his Anglo-Saxon form. Full definition →

Old English Wōden ← Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Wōdanaz
  2. Old English · derived fromWōden
  3. English todayWoden

Revived from Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Doublet of Odin and Wotan.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Wōdanaz all →

Odin

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