Where does “vader” come from?

vader (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.

vader (Norwegian Bokmål): present of vade

Definitions

  1. present of vade

Ancestry of “vader”, 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 →