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