Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “odi” come from?

odi (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic auþī, from Proto-Germanic auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

odi (Old High German): empty, deserted; empty, abandoned, easy,...

Definitions

  1. empty, deserted; empty, abandoned, easy,...

Ancestry of “odi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicauþīeasy; empty, barren
2Proto-Germanicauþuzeasy; light
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “odi”

  • Ödland
  • öde
  • Öde
  • ødelegge
  • ødemark
  • øde
  • ødeleggelse
  • øydeleggja
  • öde
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