Where does “Wōdan” come from?

Wōdan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic Wōdanaz, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Wōdan (Old High German): The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, corresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin

Definitions

  1. The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, corresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin

Ancestry of “Wōdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicWōdanazWoden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury
2Proto-Germanicwōdazexcited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Wōdan”

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