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Where does “engagest” come from?

engagest (English) comes from English engagé, from Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

engagest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “engagest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishengagéSomeone serving under a contract of engagement;...
2Middle Englishengagen—
3Old Frenchengagierto use as a guarantee
4Old Frenchgagewage; payment
5Frankishwaddī—
6Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
7Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
8Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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