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Where does “vauhdinotto” come from?

vauhdinotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.

vauhdinotto (Finnish): run-up

Definitions

  1. run-up

Ancestry of “vauhdinotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishOtto—
2GermanOtto—
3Old High Germanōtriches; property
4Proto-West Germanicaudwealth, riches
5Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches

Words derived from “vauhdinotto”

  • vauhdinottorata
Every word from Proto-Germanic audaz →