Where does “Odin” come from?

Odin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish Odin, from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Odin (Norwegian Bokmål): Odin

Definitions

  1. Odin

Ancestry of “Odin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishOdinWoden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon
2Old NorseÓðinnOdin
3Proto-GermanicWōdanazWoden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury
4Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t-Every word from Proto-Germanic wōdazEvery word from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz