wade

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 240 words | Copyright

wade †go OE.; walk through water or any liquid XIII. OE. str. vb. wadan = MDu., MLG. waden (Du. waden), OHG. watan (G. waten), ON. vaða :- Gmc. *waðan go, go through; f. IE. *wā̌dh-, repr. by L. vādere go.

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