Where does “wād” come from?
wād (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waidą, from Proto-Indo-European woydʰ- — woad.
wād (Old English): woad, woad-dye
Ancestry of “wād”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | waidą | woad |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | woydʰ- | woad |