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Where does “Wōdanaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Wōdanaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Wōdanaz”

  • Wednesday
  • Odin
  • Woden
  • Odinic
  • Odinism
  • Odinist
  • Wotanism
  • Wodenism
  • odinite
  • Wednesdayite
  • Wodenist
  • Ash Wednesday
  • Odin
  • Odin
  • Wotan
  • Wodenstag
  • Odin
  • オーディン
  • woensdag
  • Wodan
  • onsdag
  • onsdag
  • onsdag
  • onsdag
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