Where does “ot(t)r” come from?

ot(t)r (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic utraz, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ot(t)r (Proto-West Germanic): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “ot(t)r”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicutrazotter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “ot(t)r”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →