Where does “Wōdanaz” come from?

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

Wōdanaz (Proto-Germanic): Woden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury

Definitions

  1. Woden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury

Ancestry of “Wōdanaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Wōdanaz”

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