Where does “wadlopen” come from?

wadlopen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wad, 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.

wadlopen (Dutch): to walk or wade across mudflats at low tide as a recreational activity

Definitions

  1. to walk or wade across mudflats at low tide as a recreational activity

Ancestry of “wadlopen”, step by step

wadlopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwadwadeable mud flat
2Middle Dutchwatwhat
3Old Dutchwatwhat
4Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Dutch lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlopento run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover...
2Middle Dutchlôpento run (on foot)
3Old Dutchlōpanto run, to walk, to go
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →