Where does “vædde” come from?

vædde (Danish) comes from Old Norse veðja, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vædde (Danish): to bet, wager

Definitions

  1. to bet, wager

Ancestry of “vædde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðjato bet; to pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vædde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjōną →