Where does “wadeth” come from?
wadeth (English) comes from English Wade, from Middle English waden, from Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
wadeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “wadeth”, step by step
wadeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wade | A system of romanization for the Chinese language based on 19th-century Pekingese pronunciation, worked out by Thomas Wade |
| 2 | Middle English | waden | To move forth; to journey on or go about; To... |
| 3 | Old English | wadan | to go, to advance, to travel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wadan | to wade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |