Where does “vådeld” come from?

vådeld (Swedish) comes from Swedish eld, from Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

vådeld (Swedish): an accidental fire (fire started by accident)

Definitions

  1. an accidental fire (fire started by accident)

Ancestry of “vådeld”, step by step

vådeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish eld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisheldfire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction...
2Old Swedishelderfire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Swedish våda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvådaunintentional damage to someone’s property; an accident
2Old Swedishvaþato wade
3Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
4Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →