Where does “vaþ” come from?
vaþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vað, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
vaþ (Old Swedish): wager, pledge
Ancestry of “vaþ”, step by step
vaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse vað
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vað | a ford |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wadą | shallow water, ford |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
via Old Norse veð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | veð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |