Where does “wuot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wuot”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	wuot	mad, madness
2	Old English	wōd	mad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged
3	Proto-Germanic	wōdaz	excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	weh₂t-	excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “wuot”

wutentbrannt
Tollwut
Wut
Sammelwut
Wutanfall
Organisationswut
Zerstörungswut

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