Where does “Wut” come from?

Wut (German) comes from Middle High German wuot, from Old High German wuot, from Old English wōd, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Wut (German): rage; fury; outrage; anger; ecstasy; frenzy

Definitions

  1. rage; fury; outrage; anger; ecstasy; frenzy

Ancestry of “Wut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwuot—
2Old High Germanwuotmad, madness
3Old Englishwōdmad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged
4Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Wut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →