Where does “våda” come from?

våda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vaþa, from Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

våda (Swedish): unintentional damage to someone’s property; an accident

Definitions

  1. unintentional damage to someone’s property; an accident

Ancestry of “våda”, step by step

våda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish vaþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvaþato wade
2Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

via Proto-Germanic waþwô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved

Words derived from “våda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old Norse vaða →