Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōþuz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (to be excited). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *wātus (poetic insipiration), related to Latin vātēs (seer, soothsayer, poet, oracle).

Noun

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*wōþuz m

  1. furor poeticus (poetic madness)
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Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *wuot, *wuodi
  • Old Norse: óðr