Where does “wōd” come from?

wōd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

wōd (Old English): mad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged

Definitions

  1. mad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged

Ancestry of “wōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “wōd”

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