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Where does “ōd-” come from?

ōd- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

Ancestry of “ōd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “ōd-”

  • apost
  • ost
  • uosti
  • ošana
  • uod-ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →