Where does “auðr” come from?

auðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

auðr (Old Norse): desolate; riches, wealth

Definitions

  1. desolate; riches, wealth

Ancestry of “auðr”, step by step

auðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic auþijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicauþijazvoid, empty, barren, deserted, waste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewt(i)o-forlorn, deserted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Germanic audaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches

Words derived from “auðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o- →