Name Element ORT

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "point".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesuzdaz(Old Germanic) oddr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsOrtwin, Ortrun(German) Ortrun, Ortwin(Germanic) Oddrún(Norse Mythology) Oddrun(Norwegian) Oddrún(Old Norse)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry ort, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022