Etymograph

English

Odin

Odin comes from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- ‘excited, inspired’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂t-‘excited, inspired’root as named
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Wōdanazreconstructed
  3. Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEwodinʀtransliteratedrunes ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦreconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Óðinn
  5. EnglishtodayOdin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂t-‘excited, inspired’root as named
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Wōdanazreconstructed
  3. Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEwodinʀtransliteratedrunes ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦreconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Óðinn
  5. EnglishtodayOdin

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-

Today it means

name A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- / Odin

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