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
Ancestry of “vadas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | vadi | to wade |
| 2 | German | waten | to wade |
| 3 | Middle High German | waten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | watan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |