Where does “waden” come from?

waden (Middle English) comes from Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

waden (Middle English): To move forth; to journey on or go about; To...

Definitions

  1. To move forth; to journey on or go about; To...

Ancestry of “waden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwadanto go, to advance, to travel
2Proto-West Germanic*wadanto wade
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “waden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wadan →
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