Where does “wade” come from?
wade (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wade, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
wade (Dutch): popliteus; shroud; type of trawl
Definitions
- popliteus; shroud; type of trawl
Ancestry of “wade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wade | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wat | what |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |