Where does “vade” come from?
vade (Danish) comes from Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
vade (Danish): to wade; wade
Ancestry of “vade”, step by step
vade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse vaða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vaða | to wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
via Old Norse váði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | váði | scathe, danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger |
| 2 | Old Norse | vá | corner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiwō | woe, grief, misery |
Words derived from “vade”