Common Germanic deities

Deities

• *Nerþuz, described by Tacitus as Mother Earth, possibly continued in Old Norse: Njǫrðr.
• *Frijjō, "", Old English: Frige, Old Norse: Frigg, cf. Sanskrit "mistress, wife".
• *Wurdiz, "fate", Old Norse: Urðr, Old English: Wyrd.
• *Sōwilō, the Sun, Old Norse: Sól, Old English Sunne, Old High German: Sunna.
• *Austrǭ, Dawn goddess Easter, Old English: Ēostre, Old Saxon: *Ōstara, Old Frisian: Āsteron.

• *Wōdanaz, "lord of poetic/mantic inspiration", "Germanic Mercury", Old Norse: Óðinn, Old English: Wōden, Old High German Wuotan.
• *Þunraz, "thunder", "Germanic Jupiter", Old Norse: Þórr, West Germanic: Donar, Old English: Þunor.
• *Teiwaz, god of war and possibly early sky god, "Germanic Mars", Old Norse: Týr, Old English:Tiw, Old High German: Ziu, continues Indo-European *Dyeus.
• *Wulþuz, "glorious one", possibly originally an epithet, mentioned on the Thorsberg chape, continued in Old Norse: Ullr, Old English: Wuldor, Gothic: Wulþus.
• *Ingwaz or Inguz, identified with the god addressed as Fraujaz "lord"; Old High German Frô, Gothic: Frauja, Old English: Frēa, Old Norse: Freyr.

  Semi-gods or mythical heroes

• *Auzawandilaz, Old English: Ēarendel; Old Norse: Aurvandil; Lombardic: Auriwandalo; Old High German: Orentil, Erentil; Medieval Latin: Horuuendillus, the morning star, Gothic: Auzandil.
• *Gautaz, Old English: Geat; Old Norse: Gautr, mythical ancestor of royal houses.
• *Wēlanduz, link=no; link=no or Velentr; link=no; from Wēla-nandaz, literally "battle-brave", a mythical smith.
• *Agilaz, Old English: Ægil, Alamannic: Aigil, Old Norse: Egil, a mythical archer.
• *Wadą, Old English: Wada, Old Norse: Vaði, Middle High German: Wate, associated with bodies of water, the father of Wayland the Smith.

  Mythical races

• *þurisaz
• *dwergaz
• *albaz
• *nikwuz
• *wihtiz

  Cosmology

• *Medjanagardaz inhabited world
• erþo anþi uppahemenaz Germanic formula for "heaven and earth", notably naming earth first. Mentioned in the Norse Edda, Skarpåker Stone and Old High German Wessobrunner Gebet etc.
• *Haljō Underworld
• *Muþspell Disastrous world-ending