Where does “Wade” come from?

Wade derives from Old English wæd, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ-, a root of uncertain meaning related to moving through water.

Wade (English): A system of romanization for the Chinese language based on 19th-century Pekingese pronunciation, worked out by Thomas Wade

Definitions

  1. A system of romanization for the Chinese language based on 19th-century Pekingese pronunciation, worked out by Thomas Wade

Ancestry of “Wade”, step by step

Wade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English waden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwadenTo move forth; to journey on or go about; To...
2Old Englishwadanto go, to advance, to travel
3Proto-West Germanic*wadanto wade
4Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

via Old English wæd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwædgarment, item of clothing; shallow water; ford
2Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwadʰom—

Words derived from “Wade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wadan →