Where does “pledgee” come from?

pledgee (English) comes from English pledge, from Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege, from Medieval Latin plevium, from Latin plebiō, from Frankish plegan.

pledgee (English): someone who receives a pledge

Definitions

someone who receives a pledge

Ancestry of “pledgee”, step by step

pledgee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pledge

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pledge	To make a solemn promise; To deposit something as...
2	Middle English	plege	—
3	Anglo-Norman	plege	pledge; surety
4	Old French	plege	pledge; surety
5	Medieval Latin	plevium	—
6	Latin	plebiō	—
7	Frankish	plegan	—

via English EE

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	EE	Initialism of electrical engineering
2	Cantonese	噫	—

Every word from Frankish plegan →Every word from Latin plebiō →Every word from Medieval Latin plevium →