Where does “wuot” come from?

wuot (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wōþuz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Ancestry of “wuot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōþuzrage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “wuot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōþuz →