Where does “vadi” come from?

vadi (Esperanto) comes 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.

vadi (Esperanto): to wade

Definitions

  1. to wade

Ancestry of “vadi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwatento wade
2Middle High Germanwaten—
3Old High Germanwatan—
4Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “vadi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old High German watan →