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Where does “Odinic” come from?

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

Odinic (English): Pertaining to Odin or Odinism

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to Odin or Odinism

Ancestry of “Odinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOdin—
2Old NorseÓðinnOdin
3Proto-GermanicWōdanaz—
4Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
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