Where does “wadlen” come from?
wadlen (Middle English) comes from Middle English waden, 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.
Ancestry of “wadlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waden | To move forth; to journey on or go about; To... |
| 2 | Old English | wadan | to go, to advance, to travel |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wadan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
Words derived from “wadlen”