"Wōdan" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

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Proper name

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Norse Óðinn. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{cog|non|Óðinn}} Old Norse Óðinn Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|proper noun|g=m}} *Wōdan m Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-a|g=m}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Wōdan [nominative, singular], Wōdanō [nominative, plural], Wōdanōs [nominative, plural], Wōdan [accusative, singular], Wōdanā [accusative, plural], Wōdanas [genitive, singular], Wōdanō [genitive, plural], Wōdanē [dative, singular], Wōdanum [dative, plural], Wōdanu [instrumental, singular], Wōdanum [instrumental, plural]
  1. Woden, Odin Tags: masculine, reconstruction Synonyms: Wōdin (Anglo-Frisian)
    Sense id: en-Wōdan-gmw-pro-name-iGcsFzDO Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "Wōden"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: Wōden, *Wēden, *Wœden; Wodæn; Woddan\n→ Latin: Wothen\nMiddle English: Woden\n→ English: Woden (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: Wōden, *Wēden, *Wœden; Wodæn; Woddan\n→ Latin: Wothen\nMiddle English: Woden\n→ English: Woden (learned)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
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            "3": "*Wēda"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: *Wēden, *Wēda",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: *Wēden, *Wēda"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frr",
            "2": "Wedke"
          },
          "expansion": "North Frisian: Wedke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "North Frisian: Wedke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "Wōden"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: Wōden\nMiddle Low German: Wode",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: Wōden\nMiddle Low German: Wode"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "Wuodan",
            "3": "Wuadan",
            "4": "*Wuotan"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: Wuodan, Wuadan, *Wuotan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: Wuodan, Wuadan, *Wuotan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "*Woeden",
            "3": "*Woen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: *Woeden, *Woen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: *Woeden, *Woen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Woen"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: Woen",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "likely back-formation from woensdag"
          },
          "expansion": "(likely back-formation from woensdag)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: Woen (likely back-formation from woensdag)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "Wōdan",
            "3": "Wuotan",
            "4": "Uuodan",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: Wōdan, Wuotan, Uuodan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: Wōdan, Wuotan, Uuodan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ",
            "sc": "Runr",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Runic script: ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Runic script: ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lng",
            "2": "Godan",
            "3": "*Wōdan"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombardic: Godan, *Wōdan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lombardic: Godan, *Wōdan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Godan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Godan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Godan"
    }
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*Wōdanaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "Óðinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Óðinn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Norse Óðinn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Masculine a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "*Wōdan m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-a"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Wōdan",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Woden, Odin"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wōdan-gmw-pro-name-iGcsFzDO",
      "links": [
        [
          "Woden",
          "Woden"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
          "Odin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Anglo-Frisian",
          "word": "Wōdin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wōdan"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "Wōden"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: Wōden, *Wēden, *Wœden; Wodæn; Woddan\n→ Latin: Wothen\nMiddle English: Woden\n→ English: Woden (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: Wōden, *Wēden, *Wœden; Wodæn; Woddan\n→ Latin: Wothen\nMiddle English: Woden\n→ English: Woden (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
            "2": "*Wēden",
            "3": "*Wēda"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: *Wēden, *Wēda",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: *Wēden, *Wēda"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frr",
            "2": "Wedke"
          },
          "expansion": "North Frisian: Wedke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "North Frisian: Wedke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "Wōden"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: Wōden\nMiddle Low German: Wode",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: Wōden\nMiddle Low German: Wode"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "Wuodan",
            "3": "Wuadan",
            "4": "*Wuotan"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: Wuodan, Wuadan, *Wuotan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: Wuodan, Wuadan, *Wuotan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "*Woeden",
            "3": "*Woen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: *Woeden, *Woen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: *Woeden, *Woen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Woen"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: Woen",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "likely back-formation from woensdag"
          },
          "expansion": "(likely back-formation from woensdag)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: Woen (likely back-formation from woensdag)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "Wōdan",
            "3": "Wuotan",
            "4": "Uuodan",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: Wōdan, Wuotan, Uuodan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: Wōdan, Wuotan, Uuodan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "goh",
            "2": "ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ",
            "sc": "Runr",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Runic script: ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Runic script: ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lng",
            "2": "Godan",
            "3": "*Wōdan"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombardic: Godan, *Wōdan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lombardic: Godan, *Wōdan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Godan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Godan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Godan"
    }
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        "3": "*Wōdanaz"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "non",
        "2": "Óðinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Óðinn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Norse Óðinn.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-a",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Masculine a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "*Wōdan m",
      "name": "head"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-a"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Wōdan",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic masculine nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic proper nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "gmw-pro:Gods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Woden, Odin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Woden",
          "Woden"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
          "Odin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Anglo-Frisian",
      "word": "Wōdin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wōdan"
}

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