Where does “otter” come from?

otter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-West Germanic ot(t)r, from Proto-Germanic utraz, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

otter (Middle Dutch): otter, European otter

Definitions

  1. otter, European otter

Ancestry of “otter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchottarotter
2Proto-West Germanicot(t)rotter
3Proto-Germanicutrazotter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “otter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →