Where does “Wade” come from?
Wade (German) comes from Middle High German wade, from Old High German wado, from Proto-Germanic waþwô, from Proto-Indo-European wat- — curved.
Wade (German): calf
Ancestry of “Wade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wade | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wado | calf of leg |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waþwô | curve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wat- | curved |
Words derived from “Wade”