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Wodan.

the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʋoː.dɑn/
  1. the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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