Where does “wad” come from?

wad (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

wad (Frankish): ford, crossing

Definitions

  1. ford, crossing

Ancestry of “wad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “wad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →