𐍅𐍉𐌳𐍃
Gothic
/woːθs/
adj
Definitions
- possessed by a devil
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (agitated, angry, mad, excited, manic inspiration, rage, furor poeticus) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-ós, *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
- vates English
- wode English
- vaticinor Latin
- vātēs Latin
- vate Italian
- woede Dutch, Flemish
- *weh₂t- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-i- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-us Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂tós Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂t-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂tis Proto-Indo-European
- vate Portuguese
- *Wōdanaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōdaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōduz Proto-Germanic
- *wōþuz Proto-Germanic
- wod Old English
- wōd Old English
- wode Middle English
- óðfúss Old Norse
- óðr Old Norse
- óður Icelandic
- انفست Persian
- woet Middle Dutch
- wuot Old High German
- fáith Old Irish
- fáithsine Old Irish
- óður Faroese
- wuot Middle High German
- *wuot Old Dutch
- *wātis Proto-Celtic
- *wātus Proto-Celtic