Where does “waten” come from?

waten (German) comes 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.

waten (German): to wade

Definitions

  1. to wade

Ancestry of “waten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “waten”

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