Odín
Spanish
[o̞ˈð̞in]
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) Odin
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Óðinn (Odin) derived from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, *wōþuz (furor poeticus, rage, manic inspiration) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₂t-
Gloss
excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Odin English
- Woden English
- Óðr English
- Othinus Latin
- vātēs Latin
- Odin German
- Wotan German
- *weh₂t- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-i- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-us Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *wet- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂t-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂tis Proto-Indo-European
- Odin Portuguese
- *Wōdanaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōdaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōþuz Proto-Germanic
- Woden Old English
- Wōden Old English
- wodnesdæg Old English
- Óidin Irish
- Óðinn Old Norse
- Odin Danish
- Óðinn Icelandic
- انفست Persian
- Wodan Old High German
- fáithsine Old Irish
- Óðin Faroese
- *Wōdan gmw-pro
- *wuot Old Dutch
- *wātis Proto-Celtic
- *wātus Proto-Celtic
- Woden Old Saxon
- wōdan Old Saxon
- Odin Norwegian