otter

Middle Dutch

noun

Definitions

otter, European otter

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *ottar inherited from *ot(t)r inherited from Proto-Germanic *utraz (otter) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (water-animal, otter, aquatic, water animal, of water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*udrós

Gloss

water-animal, otter, aquatic, water animal, of water

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lutra Latin
otter Dutch, Flemish
otteren Dutch, Flemish
zeeotter Dutch, Flemish
ὕδρος Ancient Greek
*udrós Proto-Indo-European
*wed- Proto-Indo-European
*utraz Proto-Germanic
otor Old English
otr Old Norse
*ot(t)r gmw-pro
*ottar Old Dutch
*udrás Proto-Indo-Iranian
𐬎𐬛𐬭𐬀 Avestan