Where does “waden” come from?

waden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch wadan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

waden (Dutch): to wade

Definitions

  1. to wade

Ancestry of “waden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwādento go, to step
2Old Dutchwadan—
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old Dutch wadan →