Where does “wad” come from?

wad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

wad (Dutch): wadeable mud flat

Definitions

  1. wadeable mud flat

Ancestry of “wad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwatwhat
2Old Dutchwatwhat
3Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “wad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →
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