Where does “Odin” come from?

Odin (Danish) comes from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Odin (Danish): Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon

Definitions

  1. Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon

Ancestry of “Odin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÓðinnOdin
2Proto-GermanicWōdanazWoden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury
3Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Odin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz →