Where does “vadested” come from?

vadested (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sted, from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

vadested (Norwegian Bokmål): ford

Definitions

  1. ford

Ancestry of “vadested”, step by step

vadested traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsteda place
2Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
3Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
4Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Bokmål vade

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 *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →