Oder

Signification (Anglais)

Oder (a major river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany)

Concepts

Oder

oder

ou

OU

OR

Traductions

Viadrus

Oder

Oder

Oder

or

Óder

oder river

Oder River

Odra

fiume oder

نهر أودر

vel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈoːdɐ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à avestique: 𐬀𐬛𐬎

Appartenant à Thracian: urda

Appartenant à polonais: drzeć

In summary

From Middle High German Odere, from Old High German Odera (in Latin texts; also attested as Oddara and various other forms). Further origin unknown, but usually considered Indo-European. Udolph connects it with Avestan 𐬀𐬛𐬎 (adu, “watercourse”), which is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), and further with various eastern European hydronyms (including the Odra in Croatia, the Attersee in Austria, and the Adria). If correct, the initial O- would suggest that the name entered Old High German through Slavic, its earlier Germanic name (unknown but likely from the same etymon) having been lost after the Migration Period.