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

  1. popliteus; shroud; type of trawl

Ancestry of “wade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwade—
2Old Dutchwatwhat
3Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →