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Where does “Geat” come from?

Geat (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gautaz — a kenning for Odin; a Geat.

Ancestry of “Geat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgautaza kenning for Odin; a Geat

Words derived from “Geat”

  • Geat
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