Where does “vad” come from?
vad (Danish) comes from Old Norse vað, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
vad (Danish): wet
Ancestry of “vad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vað | a ford |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wadą | shallow water, ford |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |