Where does “otor” come from?

otor (Old English) comes 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;...

otor (Old English): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “otor”, step by step

otor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic utraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicutrazotter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
2Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
3Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “otor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →