Type Word & Element Usage Old High German [1], Frankish (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesnoð(Anglo-Saxon) nanþa(Gothic) nanþaz(Old Germanic) Given Name DescendantHruodnand(Germanic) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 383.