English
Otto
Otto comes from German Otto, from Proto-West Germanic *aud ‘wealth, riches’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *audaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*audaz‘wealth, riches’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*aud‘wealth, riches’reconstructed
- Germanc. 1650–presentOtto
- Englishearliest quotation 2017same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*audaz‘wealth, riches’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*aud‘wealth, riches’reconstructed
- Germanc. 1650–presentOtto
- Englishearliest quotation 2017same form
Earliest quotation: 2017, Choe Sang-Hun, Austin Ramzy and Motoko Rich: “That makes the case of Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *audaz
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *audaz / Otto