Where does “vaða” come from?

vaða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

vaða (Faroese): to wade

Definitions

  1. to wade

Ancestry of “vaða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
2Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
3Proto-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 Norse vaða →