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English word origin

Etymology of Óðr

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Derivation mention*wōþuzgem-pro · rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus
  • Derivation mention*weh₂t-ine-pro
  • Cognate mentionwodang
  • Cognate mentionWutde
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