Where does “vadbar” come from?

vadbar (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.

vadbar (Swedish): wadeable

Definitions

  1. wadeable

Ancestry of “vadbar”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadaną →Every word from Old Norse vaða →