Where does “wat” come from?

wat (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

wat (Old High German): ford

Definitions

  1. ford

Ancestry of “wat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →