Where does “vou” come from?

vou (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “vou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvādōto go, walk, rush
2Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
3LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
4Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “vou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāðō →Every word from Latin vado →