Where does “oter” come from?

oter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse otr, 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;...

oter (Norwegian Bokmål): an otter

Definitions

  1. an otter

Ancestry of “oter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseotran otter
2Proto-Germanicutrazotter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →