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Where does “ōþil” come from?

ōþil (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ōþalą — ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...

ōþil (Proto-West Germanic): homeland; patrimony; name of the O-rune

Definitions

  1. homeland; patrimony; name of the O-rune

Ancestry of “ōþil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicōþaląancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...

Words derived from “ōþil”

  • eþel
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