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Where does “nonwedding” come from?

nonwedding (English) comes from English wedding, from Middle English weddynge, from Old English weddung, from Old English weddian, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

nonwedding (English): Not of or pertaining to a wedding

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a wedding

Ancestry of “nonwedding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishweddingpresent participle of wed; Marriage ceremony;...
2Middle Englishweddynge—
3Old Englishweddungbetrothal, espousal
4Old Englishweddianto pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to...
5Proto-West Germanicwaddjōn—
6Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
7Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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