Where does “Gage” come from?
Gage (English) comes from Middle English gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Ancestry of “Gage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | gage | Alternative form of cage; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 3 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 4 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 5 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |