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 (of the leg)

Definitions

  1. calf (of the leg)

Ancestry of “wade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwade—
2Old High Germanwadocalf of leg
3Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved

Words derived from “wade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waþwô →Every word from Old High German wado →