Here some of my ideas about the evolution of
Germanic gods, from IE to Norse.
STEP 1)
*DYEUS : Sky - Father
*WA:TNOS : Magical Sovereign
*NOUDNOS : Jurist Sovereign (cf Irish Nuada,
OE Seaxneat and OHG Sahsnoz)
*TN@... : Storm-God - King of Gods -
Warrior
*WE:YUS : Furious Wind-God
STEP 2)
*TIUZ (absorbs Warrior rule) : Sky - Father -
Warrior
*WOTHANAZ : Magical
*NAUTANAZ : Jurist
*THUNRAZ (absorbs Weyus) : Storm and Wind God -
King of Gods
STEP 3)
*TIUZ (absorbs NAUTANAZ) : Sky - Father -Jurist -
Warrior
WOTHANAZ (absorbs rule of King) : Magical - King of
Gods
*THUNRAZ : Storm and Wind God
STEP 4)
ODINN (absorbs Sky and Father rules) : Magical
- King of Gods - Sky - Father (cf. Allfadr)
TYR : Jurist - Warrior
THORR : Storm and Wind God
Joao SL
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