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Where does “auður” come from?

auður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Auðr, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.

auður (Icelandic): empty; desolate; wealth, riches

Definitions

  1. empty; desolate; wealth, riches

Ancestry of “auður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseAuðr—
2Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches
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