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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Proto-Norse 1.3 Old Norse 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*ōhtan- = 'terror, fear, dread' ^[1]

Proto-Norse

*ōhta = 'terror, fear, dread, danger' ^[2]

Old Norse

ótti = 'terror, fear, dread' ^[1]
ōtti = 'terror, fear, dread, danger' ^[2]

Related Names

See Ótta

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BORG	see Otteberg
HALL	see Hallótta
HER	see *Ohtherr
RIK	see Ottrekr

First Element Forms

*Oht- Ot- Oth- Ott- Ótt- Otte-

Last Element Forms

-ótta

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)