Where does “wade” come from?
Wade comes from Old English wadan, from Old English wudu, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European roots weydʰ- and widʰu- meaning to go or move.
wade (English): to walk through water or something that impedes...
Definitions
- to walk through water or something that impedes...
Ancestry of “wade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waden | To move forth; to journey on or go about; To... |
| 2 | Old English | wadan | to go, to advance, to travel |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wadan | to wade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
Words derived from “wade”