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Where does “Ortu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ortu”, step by step

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