Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “wad” come from?

wad (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waidą, from Proto-Indo-European woydʰ- — woad.

wad (Old English): woad, woad-dye

Definitions

  1. woad, woad-dye

Ancestry of “wad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaidąwoad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwoydʰ-woad

Words derived from “wad”

  • wood
  • woods
  • wooden
  • Hollywood
  • wooded
  • Woodward
  • woody
  • Blackwood
  • hardwood
  • wade
  • plywood
  • Kirkwood
  • brushwood
  • backwoods
  • woodpecker
  • driftwood
  • woodcut
  • redwood
  • cottonwood
  • Rosewood
  • underwood
  • sandalwood
  • rosewood
  • woodsman
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