Where does “vadd” come from?

vadd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vade, from Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

vadd (Norwegian Bokmål): past participle of vade

Definitions

  1. past participle of vade

Ancestry of “vadd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvadeto wade; to ford
2Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-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 Old Norse vaða →