Where does “Wotan” come from?

Wotan (German) comes from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Wotan (German): Odin

Definitions

  1. Odin

Ancestry of “Wotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanWōdanThe supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, corresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin
2Proto-GermanicWōdanazWoden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury
3Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Wotan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t-Every word from Proto-Germanic wōdazEvery word from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz