Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*weh₂t-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-, most common first.
- OdinA major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
- vatesA poet or bard who is divinely inspired.
- ÓðrIn Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.