Wodan

Meaning

the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden

Concepts

Woden

Odin

Wodan

Synonyms

Odin

Translations

Wotan

Wotan

Odin

Odin

Ódin

Odin

Odín

Odino

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋoː.dɑn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German: Wōdan

Cognate with Old English: -

Cognate with Old Saxon: Woden

Cognate with German: Wotan

Cognate with Old Norse: Óðinn

In summary

Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English and Old Saxon Woden, German Wotan, and Old Norse Óðinn. The native Dutch Woen is rare (and not inherited) as a simplex, but was preserved through inheritance in compounds, such as woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht.