Etymology

wath

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Today it means: A ford. Full definition →

Middle English wath ← Old Norse vað
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wath · noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromvað“a ford”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwath
  3. English todaywath

From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade.

Wath · proper noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromvað“ford”
  2. English todayWath

From Old Norse vað (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Norsevað all →

CarnwathWaithe

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