Where does “vadas” come from?

vadas (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vadi, from German waten, from Middle High German waten, from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

vadas (Esperanto): present of vadi

Definitions

  1. present of vadi

Ancestry of “vadas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovadito wade
2Germanwatento wade
3Middle High Germanwaten—
4Old High Germanwatan—
5Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old High German watan →