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Where does “evadest” come from?

evadest (English) comes from English evade, from Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

evadest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “evadest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevadeTo get away from by cunning; to avoid by...
2Middle Frenchévader—
3Latinēvādō—
4Latinvādō—
5Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
6LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
7Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →