Where does “þurhwadan” come from?

þurhwadan (Old English) comes 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.

þurhwadan (Old English): to pass through; to penetrate

Definitions

  1. to pass through; to penetrate

Ancestry of “þurhwadan”, step by step

þurhwadan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wadan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwadanto go, to advance, to travel
2Proto-West Germanic*wadanto wade
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wadan →