Where does “Fenrir” come from?

Fenrir (English) comes from Old Norse Fenrir — fen-dweller.

Fenrir (English): A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok

Definitions

  1. A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok

Ancestry of “Fenrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFenrirfen-dweller
Every word from Old Norse Fenrir
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