Where does “vadested” come from?

vadested (Danish) comes from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

vadested (Danish): ford

Definitions

  1. ford

Ancestry of “vadested”, step by step

vadested traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
2Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Danish vade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvadeto wade; wade
2Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →