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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwadenTo move forth; to journey on or go about; To...
2Old Englishwadanto go, to advance, to travel
3Proto-West Germanic*wadanto wade
4Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wadan →