wade

wade · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weh₂dʰ-“to go”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wadaną“to go, pass through”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wadan
4. Old English · inherited fromwadan
5. Middle English · inherited fromwaden
6. English todaywade

From Middle English waden, from Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną (“to go, pass through”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian waadje (“to wade”), West Frisian wâdzje (“to wade”), Dutch waden (“to wade”), German Low German waden (“to wade”), German waten (“to wade”), Danish vade (“to wade”), Swedish vada (“to wade”), Icelandic vaða (“to wade”), and Latin vādō (“go, walk; rush”).

Wade · proper noun²

1. Old English · derived fromwæd“a ford”
2. English todayWade

From Old English wæd (“a ford”).

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