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Where does “Ottonormalverbraucher” come from?

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

Ottonormalverbraucher (German): Joe Average

Definitions

  1. Joe Average

Ancestry of “Ottonormalverbraucher”, step by step

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