Where does “øða” come from?

øða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ǿða, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną — to rage, to be furious.

øða (Faroese): northern horsemussel; to make someone angry

Definitions

  1. northern horsemussel; to make someone angry

Ancestry of “øða”, step by step

øða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ǿða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǿða—
2Proto-Germanic*wōdijanąto rage, to be furious

via German Oda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOda—

Words derived from “øða”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse ǿða →