Where does “wad” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wad”, 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 →
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