Where does “nonengagement” come from?
nonengagement (English) comes from English engagement, from French engagement, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
nonengagement (English): Failure to engage; detachment
Definitions
- Failure to engage; detachment
Ancestry of “nonengagement”, step by step
nonengagement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engagement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engagement | An appointment, especially to speak or perform;... |
| 2 | French | engagement | commitment; engagement |
| 3 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 4 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |