vad.
what
Meaning & usage
what
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish hvat, hvadh, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Closely related to German was and English what and cognates in other languages in the branch of Germanic languages. Other IE cognates are Latin qui, quae, quod and the derived words of its successors in the family of Romance languages.
a trawl
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse vaðr “fishing line,” from Proto-Germanic *wadiz. Compare Old English wadu “dragnet”, Lithuanian bradi̇̀nė, Proto-Slavic *brodьnь id.
bet, wager
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vaþ, væþ, from Old Norse veð, from Proto-Germanic *wadją. Cognate with Old English wedd.
calf; the back side of the lower part of the leg.
Where this word comes from
Shortening (ca. 1800) of earlier vada (comparable to färg from färga). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waþwô. The form may to some degree continue Old Swedish vaþve, from Old Norse vǫðvi, but was probably influenced by cognate Middle Low German wāde and/or modern German Wade.
a ford, a place for wading, short for vadställe
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vaþ, from Old Norse vað, from Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom.
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