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Middle Dutch otter (inherited)
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Proto-Germanic *utraz (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *ot(t)r (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *wed- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *udrós (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *wed- (mention)
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Old Dutch *ottar (inherited)
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English otter (cognate)