Where does “vadare” come from?

vadare (Swedish) comes from Swedish våda, 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.

vadare (Swedish): a wader, a wading bird

Definitions

  1. a wader, a wading bird

Ancestry of “vadare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vadare”

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