-óttr

Old Norse

suffix

Definitions

suffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or less the same as -igr (-igr) and -ugr (-ugr)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *-uhtaʀ inherited from Proto-Germanic *-uhtaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-uhtaz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*-ihtaz Proto-Germanic
*-uhtaz Proto-Germanic
-ut Norwegian Nynorsk
-eht Old English
-óttur Icelandic
-utur Faroese
*-uhtaʀ Proto-Norse