Where does “wade” come from?

wade (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “wade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwatwhat
2Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
3Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “wade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →