Where does “nonwedlock” come from?
nonwedlock (English) comes from English wedlock, from Middle English wedlok, from Old English wedlāc, from Old English wedd, from Proto-West Germanic wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
nonwedlock (English): Not in wedlock
Definitions
- Not in wedlock
Ancestry of “nonwedlock”, step by step
nonwedlock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wedlock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wedlock | The state of being married; A wife; a married... |
| 2 | Middle English | wedlok | — |
| 3 | Old English | wedlāc | marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock |
| 4 | Old English | wedd | pledge, contract |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | 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... |