Where does “Waithe” come from?

Waithe (English) comes from Old Norse vað, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Waithe (English): OS grid ref TA202006

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Waithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaða ford
2Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →Every word from Old Norse vað →