Where does “wadan” come from?
wadan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
wadan (Old English): to go, to advance, to travel
Definitions
- to go, to advance, to travel
Ancestry of “wadan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wadan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
Words derived from “wadan”